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xenomorphic

[ zen-uh-mawr-fik, zee-nuh- ]

adjective

  1. Also Petrography. noting or pertaining to a mineral grain that does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral.
  2. in an unusual form; having a strange form.


xenomorphic

/ ˌzɛnəˈmɔːfɪk /

adjective

  1. (of a mineral constituent of an igneous rock) not having its characteristic crystal shape because of deforming pressure from adjacent minerals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌxenoˈmorphically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • xeno·morphi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of xenomorphic1

First recorded in 1885–90; xeno- + -morphic

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