PSEUDOMORPH


Meaning of PSEUDOMORPH in English

— pseudomorphic, pseudomorphous , adj. — pseudomorphism , n.

/sooh"deuh mawrf'/ , n.

1. an irregular or unclassifiable form.

2. a mineral having the outward appearance of another mineral that it has replaced by chemical action.

[ 1840-50; PSEUDO- + -MORPH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .