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pseudomorph
CIDE DICTIONARY
pseudomorph, n. [See Pseudomorphous.].
- An irregular or deceptive form. [1913 Webster]
- A
pseudomorphous crystal , such as a crystal consisting of quartz, but having the cubic form of fluor spar, the fluor crystal having been changed to quartz by a process of substitution. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pseudomorph, n.
1 a crystal etc. consisting of one mineral with the form proper to another.
2 a false form.
1 a crystal etc. consisting of one mineral with the form proper to another.
2 a false form.
Derivative
pseudomorphic adj. pseudomorphism n. pseudomorphous adj.
Etymology
PSEUDO- + Gk morphe form
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