epitaxis
noun
an oriented overgrowth of crystalline material upon the surface of another crystal of different chemical composition but similar structure.
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These minerals are carefully organized into new enamel through a process known as epitaxial mineralization.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2025
They will also apply to six germanium products: germanium dioxide, germanium epitaxial growth substrate, germanium ingot, germanium metal, germanium tetrachloride and zinc germanium phosphide.
From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023
And then the third major production type is called epitaxial graphene.
From The Verge ● Jan. 24, 2018
This observation indicates that the cylindrical crystals evolve from the 30-nm seeds by epitaxial growth, and that they are not newly nucleated crystals.
From Nature ● Mar. 14, 2017
This exposure causes an n-type region, known as the epitaxial layer, to grow on one side of the wafer.
From Time Magazine Archive
