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endomorph
CIDE DICTIONARY
endomorph, n. [Endo- + Gr. morfh` form.].
A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
endomorph, n.
1 a person with a soft round build of body and a high proportion of fat tissue (cf. ECTOMORPH, MESOMORPH).
2 Mineral. a mineral enclosed within another.
1 a person with a soft round build of body and a high proportion of fat tissue (cf. ECTOMORPH, MESOMORPH).
2 Mineral. a mineral enclosed within another.
Derivative
endomorphic adj. endomorphy n.
Etymology
ENDO- + Gk morphe form
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