"Cotton effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Cotton effects [plural]
Etymology: Named after Aimé Cotton. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cotton effect (plural Cotton effects)
  1. (physical chemistry) The characteristic change in optical rotatory dispersion and/or circular dichroism in the vicinity of an absorption band of a substance. Wikipedia link: Aimé Cotton, Cotton effect Tags: physical Categories (topical): Photochemistry, Physical chemistry

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