1. plural of dichromat; individuals who have dichromacy, a form of color blindness in which only two of the three types of color receptors in the eye function normally.
Usage: technical/medical; plural form

Examples

• Dichromats cannot distinguish between red and green colors in the same way that people with normal color vision can.
• Studies on dichromats have helped scientists understand how color perception works in the human eye.
• Many dichromats adapt well to everyday life despite their limited color discrimination.
• The test identified several dichromats in the group who had red-green color blindness.
• Dichromats typically have difficulty with tasks that require precise color matching.