cryptoperthite

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noun

A submicroscopic form of perthite that can only be observed by using X-ray diffraction or electron microscopy.

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Meanings

nouncryptoperthite (countable and uncountable, plural cryptoperthites)

plural cryptoperthites

  1. countableuncountableA submicroscopic form of perthite that can only be observed by using X-ray diffraction or electron microscopy.

Origin

From crypto- + perthite.

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APA

cryptoperthite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptoperthite

MLA

“cryptoperthite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptoperthite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptoperthite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptoperthite.

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