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xenomorphic

American  
[zen-uh-mawr-fik, zee-nuh-] / ˌzɛn əˈmɔr fɪk, ˌzi nə- /

adjective

  1. Petrography. Also 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 British  
/ ˌzɛnəˈmɔːfɪk /

adjective

  1. (of a mineral constituent of an igneous rock) not having its characteristic crystal shape because of deforming pressure from adjacent minerals

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Other Word Forms

  • xenomorphically adverb

Etymology

Origin of xenomorphic

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

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