Meanings
adjectivehemitrope (not comparable)
- not comparableHalf turned round; half inverted; (crystallography) having a twinned structure.
nounhemitrope (plural hemitropes)
plural hemitropes
- chemistryA twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.
Origin
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hemitrope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemitrope
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“hemitrope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemitrope. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemitrope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemitrope.
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