diadochy

American

[dahy-ad-uh-kee] / daɪˈæd ə ki /

noun

Crystallography.

the ability of certain different elements to exist in place of each other in certain points of a space lattice; isomorphism.

diadochy British

/ daɪˈædəʊkɪ /

noun

geology the replacement of one element in a crystal by another

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Other Word Forms

diadochic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of diadochy

Irregular < Greek diadochḗ succession; see diadochokinesia

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