Meanings
- geographyThat does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From xeno- + -morphic or xenomorph + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian xenomorf, allotriomorf
- xenomorfpetrography, of a mineral grain: that does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral
- allotriomorfpetrography, of a mineral grain: that does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral
- képződésében megzavartpetrography, of a mineral grain: that does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral
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xenomorphic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenomorphic
“xenomorphic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenomorphic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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