əˈläthəˌmȯrf noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary allothi- (from Greek allothi elsewhere, old loc. of allos other) + -morph; originally formed in German — more at else
: any constituent of a metamorphic rock that in the new rock still possesses its original crystal boundaries
• al·loth·i·mor·phic ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷fik adjective