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Definition of Dichroite
1. n. Iolite; -- so called from its presenting two different colors when viewed in two different directions. See Iolite.
Definition of Dichroite
1. Noun. (minerology) iolite ¹
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Definition of Dichroite
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dichroite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Dichroite
Literary usage of Dichroite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book of Precious Stones by Meyer Daniel Rothschild (1889)
"dichroite is sometimes known under the mineralogical names of cordierite and
iolite, and commercially as saphir d'eau, or water sapphire. ..."
2. The Edinburgh Journal of Science by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1827)
"Remarkable optical property of dichroite.—Professor Marx of Brunswick discovered
that dichroite, cut parallel to the crystallographic axis of the crystals ..."
3. The Edinburgh Journal of Science by Sir David Brewster (1827)
"Professor Marx of Brunswick discovered that dichroite, cut parallel to the
crystallographic axis of the crystals, has the property of polarizing light ..."
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