thermochromism

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06312
A thermally induced @T06446@ of a molecular structure or of a system (e.g. of a solution), thermally reversible, that produces a spectral change, typically, but not necessarily, of @VT07496@ colour.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2279 [Terms] [Paper]