microperthite

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noun

perthite in which the intergrowths are on a microscopic scale

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Meanings

nounmicroperthite (countable and uncountable, plural microperthites)

plural microperthites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryperthite in which the intergrowths are on a microscopic scale

Origin

From micro- + perthite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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