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单词 pseudomorph
释义

pseudomorph

[ soo-duh-mawrf ]
/ ˈsu dəˌmɔrf /

noun

an irregular or unclassifiable form.
a mineral having the outward appearance of another mineral that it has replaced by chemical action.

Origin of pseudomorph

First recorded in 1840–50; pseudo- + -morph

OTHER WORDS FROM pseudomorph

pseu·do·mor·phic, pseu·do·mor·phous, adjectivepseu·do·mor·phism, noun

Words nearby pseudomorph

pseudomembranous enterocolitis, pseudomembranous gastritis, pseudomembranous inflammation, pseudomonad, pseudomonas, pseudomorph, pseudomutuality, pseudomyxoma, pseudomyxoma peritonei, pseudoneoplasm, pseudonephritis
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Example sentences from the Web for pseudomorph

  • It is a pseudomorph after iolite, and consists mainly of hydrous aluminium silicate.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pseudomorph

pseudomorph
/ (ˈsjuːdəʊˌmɔːf) /

noun

a mineral that has an uncharacteristic crystalline form as a result of assuming the shape of another mineral that it has replaced

Derived forms of pseudomorph

pseudomorphic or pseudomorphous, adjectivepseudomorphism, noun
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