Paramorph Definition

părə-môrf
noun
A mineral that has undergone paramorphism.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) 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.

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Other Word Forms of Paramorph

Noun

Singular:
paramorph
Plural:
paramorphs

Origin of Paramorph

  • para- +"Ž -morph

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