pleochroic

1. 1.

   of or relating to or having pleochroism

Questions about pleochroic

What does pleochroic mean?

pleochroic means "of or relating to or having pleochroism".

How many syllables are in pleochroic?

pleochroic has 3 syllables: ple-och-roic. The stress falls on "och".

Is pleochroic a common word?

pleochroic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.