PSEUDOMORPH


Meaning of PSEUDOMORPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsü-də-ˌmȯrf ]

noun

Etymology: probably from French pseudomorphe, from pseud- + -morphe -morph

Date: 1849

1. : a mineral having the characteristic outward form of another species

2. : a deceptive or irregular form

• pseu·do·mor·phic ˌsü-də-ˈmȯr-fik adjective

• pseu·do·mor·phism -ˌfi-zəm noun

• pseu·do·mor·phous -fəs adjective

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