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pseudomorph

American  
[soo-duh-mawrf] / ˈsu dəˌmɔrf /

noun

  1. an irregular or unclassifiable form.

  2. a mineral having the outward appearance of another mineral that it has replaced by chemical action.

pseudomorph British  
/ ˈsjuːdəʊˌmɔːf /

noun

  1. a mineral that has an uncharacteristic crystalline form as a result of assuming the shape of another mineral that it has replaced

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Other Word Forms

  • pseudomorphic adjective
  • pseudomorphism noun
  • pseudomorphous adjective

Etymology

Origin of pseudomorph

First recorded in 1840–50; pseudo- + -morph

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