thermochromism

British

/ ˌθɜːməʊˈkrəʊmɪzəm /

noun

a phenomenon in which certain dyes made from liquid crystals change colour reversibly when their temperature is changed

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Other Word Forms

thermochromy

noun
thermochromic

adjective

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