chromatism

Pronunciation:		'krowmu`tizum
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] abnormal pigmentation [n] hallucinatory perception of colored lights

	See Also:	pigmentation, visual hallucination

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Chro"ma*tism\, n. [Gr. ? a coloring.] 1. (Optics) The state of being colored, as in the case of images formed by a lens. 2. (Bot.) An abnormal coloring of plants.