diadochy

[dahy-ad-uh-kee]

noun

Crystallography.

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

diadochy

/ daɪˈædəʊkɪ /

noun

1. geology the replacement of one element in a crystal by another

Other Word Forms

• diadochic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diadochy¹

Irregular < Greek diadochḗ succession; diadochokinesia

Word History and Origins

Origin of diadochy¹

C20: from Greek diadochē succession