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pseudomorph
pseu·do·morph P0630900 (so͞o′də-môrf′)n.1. A false, deceptive, or irregular form.2. A mineral that has the crystalline form of another mineral rather than the form normally characteristic of its own composition. pseu′do·mor′phic, pseu′do·mor′phous adj.pseu′do·mor′phism n.pseudomorph (ˈsjuːdəʊˌmɔːf) n (Minerals) a mineral that has an uncharacteristic crystalline form as a result of assuming the shape of another mineral that it has replaced ˌpseudoˈmorphic, ˌpseudoˈmorphous adj ˌpseudoˈmorphism npseu•do•morph (ˈsu dəˌmɔrf) n. 1. an irregular or unclassifiable form. 2. a mineral having the outward appearance of another mineral that it has replaced. [1840–50] pseu`do•mor′phic, pseu`do•mor′phous, adj. pseu`do•mor′phism, n.
pseudomorph
pseudomorph[′süd·ə‚mȯrf] (mineralogy) An altered mineral whose crystal form has the outward appearance of another mineral species. Also known as false form. pseudomorph
pseu·do·morph (sū'dō-mōrf), A mineral found crystallized in a form that is not proper to it but to some other mineral. [pseudo- + G. morphē, form] ThesaurusSeeincrustation |