DICHROMIC

Etymology

Adjective

dichromic (not comparable)

furnishing or giving two colours; said of defective vision, in which all the compound colours are resolvable into two elements instead of three

containing two atoms of chromium

Source: Wiktionary


Di*chro"mic, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Furnishing or giving two colors; -- said of defective vision, in which all the compound colors are resolvable into two elements instead of three. Sir J. Herschel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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