metamict

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adjective

Having a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage; metamictic

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivemetamict (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryHaving a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage; metamictic
nounmetamict (plural metamicts)

plural metamicts

  1. chemistryA mineral with a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage.
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Chicago

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