paramorph

noun

paramorph

noun

Etymology From para- + -morph.

1

Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A kind of pseudomorph in which there has been a change of physical characteristics without alteration of chemical composition, as in the change of aragonite to calcite.

Synonyms
allomorph

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