allotriomorph

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noun

A mineral that did not develop its otherwise typical external crystal form because of late crystallization between earlier formed crystals, typical of matrix minerals in rapidly crystallizing volcanic lavas and shallow igneous intrusions.

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xenomorph
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Meanings

nounallotriomorph (plural allotriomorphs)

plural allotriomorphs

  1. geographyA mineral that did not develop its otherwise typical external crystal form because of late crystallization between earlier formed crystals, typical of matrix minerals in rapidly crystallizing volcanic lavas and shallow igneous intrusions.

    Synonyms: xenomorph

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mineral that did not develop its otherwise typical external crystal form because of late crystallization between earlier formed crystals, typical of matrix minerals in rapidly crystallizing volcanic lavas and shallow igneous intrusions.

Similar
xenomorph

Origin

Classical compound, Ancient Greek ἀλλότριος (allótrios, “foreign”) + -morph.

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allotriomorph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allotriomorph

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“allotriomorph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allotriomorph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allotriomorph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allotriomorph.

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