chromotropism

noun

chro·​mot·​ro·​pism

krōˈmä‧trəˌpizəm

variants or less commonly chromotropy

-pē

plural chromotropisms also chromotropies

1

: change of color especially of certain salts known in differently colored modifications compare chromoisomerism

2

: the orientation of living organisms in relation to color stimuli compare tropism

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