pseudomorphosis

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ morphosis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /suːdə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfəsɪs/

Noun

pseudomorphosis (plural pseudomorphoses)

1. (chiefly mineralogy) A change of substance without any change in appearance; the formation of a pseudomorph.
   • 2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin, published 2013, page 279:

     The reliability of monolithic microprocessors and the fidelity of monolithic storage postponed the necessity for this pseudomorphosis far beyond what seemed possible in 1948.