pseudomorph


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pseudomorph /ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)mɔːf/ Crystallography
noun a crystal consisting of one mineral but having the form of another. verb replace to form a pseudomorph.
– derivatives
pseudomorphic adjective,
pseudomorphism noun,
pseudomorphous adjective.
– origin C19: from pseudo- + Gk morphē ‘form’.
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