dichromat

noun

: one affected with dichromatism

Examples of dichromat in a Sentence

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Take one cone away — go from being what scientists call a trichromat to a dichromat — and the number of possible combinations drops a factor of 100, to 10,000. Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2012

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Dichromat, back-formation from dichromatisch dichromatic

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dichromat was in 1893

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“Dichromat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dichromat. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

dichromat

noun
di·​chro·​mat ˈdī-krō-ˌmat How to pronounce dichromat (audio) (ˈ)dī-ˈ How to pronounce dichromat (audio)
: one affected with dichromatism
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