xenomorphic

adj — 2 senses

xenomorphic

adj

Etymology From xeno- + -morphic or xenomorph + -ic.

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences, Petrography, Petrology Of a mineral grain That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral.

In an unusual form; having a strange form.

Synonyms: xenomorphous

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