pseudomorph
noun
- a false or irregular form
- a mineral possessing the external form characteristic of another
See pseudomorph in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(so͞oˈdə-môrfˌ)
noun- A false, deceptive, or irregular form.
- A mineral that has the crystalline form of another mineral rather than the form normally characteristic of its own composition.
Related Forms:
- pseuˌdo·morˈphic, pseuˌdo·morˈphous adjective
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