hypidiomorphic

adjective

hy·​pid·​i·​o·​mor·​phic

hī¦pidēō¦mȯrfik

: partly idiomorphic

—used of a rock only some of whose constituents have a distinct crystalline form

hypidiomorphically

-fə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hypo- + idiomorphic

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