metamict

British

/ ˈmɛtəˌmɪkt /

adjective

of or denoting the amorphous state of a substance that has lost its crystalline structure as a result of the radioactivity of uranium or thorium within it

metamict minerals

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Other Word Forms

metamictization

noun

Etymology

Origin of metamict

C19: from Danish metamikt, from _meta- + Greek miktos mixed

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