Medical Definition of Linear dichroism

1. Differential absorption of right hand and left hand circularly polarized light resulting from molecular asymmetry involving a chromophore group. Circular dichroism is used to study the conformation of proteins in solution. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Linear Dichroism

lineament
lineamental
lineaments
linear
linear absorption coefficient
linear acceleration
linear accelerator
linear algebra
linear algebraic
linear amputation
linear atrophy
linear combination
linear combinations
linear dependence
linear dichroism (current term)
linear energy transfer
linear equation
linear equations
linear fracture
linear function
linear functional
linear functions
linear independence
linear leaf
linear measure
linear models
linear operator
linear operators

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