pseudocrystal

noun

pseu·​do·​crystal

"+

: a solid body that looks crystalline even under a microscope but fails to produce a diffraction pattern indicating true crystallinity

the carbon film … is made up of sharply oriented pseudocrystals

—L. H. Germer

pseudocrystalline

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pseud- + crystal

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