Thermochrosy
Pronunciation : Ther*moch"ro*sy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Thermo- + Gr. (Physics)
Definition : Defn: The property possessed by heat of being composed, like light, of rays of different degrees of refrangibility, which are unequal in rate or degree of transmission through diathermic substances.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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