dichroite

[ dahy-kroh-ahyt ]
/ ˈdaɪ kroʊˌaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

cordierite.

Origin of dichroite

1800–10; < French < Greek díchro(os) (see dichroic) + French -ite -ite1

Words nearby dichroite

dichotomous question, dichotomy, dichroic, dichroic filter, dichroism, dichroite, dichromate, dichromatic, dichromaticism, dichromatism, dichromic

British Dictionary definitions for dichroite

dichroite
/ (ˈdaɪkrəʊˌaɪt) /

noun

another name for cordierite

Word Origin for dichroite

C19: from Greek dikhroos two-coloured + -ite 1