isomorphous

American  

[ahy-suh-mawr-fuhs] / ˌaɪ səˈmɔr fəs /

adjective

Chemistry, Crystallography.

1. (of a compound or mineral) capable of crystallizing in a form similar to that of another compound or mineral, used especially of substances so closely related that they form end members of a series of solid solutions.

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Etymology

Origin of isomorphous

First recorded in 1820–30; iso- + -morphous

Example Sentences

The types are usually modified by isomorphous replacement of some of their elements.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

That the deportment of magnetic crystals is exactly antithetical to that of diamagnetic crystals isomorphous with the magnetic ones, was proved to be a general law of action.

From Faraday as a Discoverer by Tyndall, John

It is rhombohedral in crystallization and isomorphous with calcite and chalybite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

Its salts are isomorphous with those of alumina and sesquioxide of iron.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various

When both the crystal form and structure are retained, the substances are said to be isomorphous.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various