allothimorph

noun

al·​loth·​i·​morph

əˈläthəˌmȯrf

plural -s

: any constituent of a metamorphic rock that in the new rock still possesses its original crystal boundaries

allothimorphic

⸗¦⸗⸗¦⸗fik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary allothi- (from Greek allothi elsewhere, old locative of allos other) + -morph; originally formed in German

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined above

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