pseudomorphous

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ -morphous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsuːdəˈmɔː(ɹ)fəs/, /ˌsjuːdəˈmɔː(ɹ)fəs/
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Adjective

pseudomorphous (not comparable)

Not having the true form.
A pseudomorphous crystal has a form that does not result from its own powers of crystallization.

Derived terms

pseudomorphously

Related terms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “pseudomorphous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)