epitaxis
[ep-i-tak-sis]
noun, plural ep·i·tax·es [ep-i-tak-seez] /ˌɛp ɪˈtæk siz/. Crystallography.
an oriented overgrowth of crystalline material upon the surface of another crystal of different chemical composition but similar structure.
Nearby words
- episyllogism,
- epit.,
- epitaph,
- epitasis,
- epitaxial transistor,
- epitaxy,
- epitendineum,
- epithalamion,
- epithalamium,
- epithalamus
Origin of epitaxis
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