diadochy

[ dahy-ad-uh-kee ]
/ daɪˈæd ə ki /

noun Crystallography.

the ability of certain different elements to exist in place of each other in certain points of a space lattice; isomorphism.

Origin of diadochy

irregular < Greek diadochḗ succession; see diadochokinesia

OTHER WORDS FROM diadochy

di·a·doch·ic [dahy-uh-dok-ik] /ˌdaɪ əˈdɒk ɪk/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for diadochy

diadochy
/ (daɪˈædəʊkɪ) /

noun

geology the replacement of one element in a crystal by another

Word Origin for diadochy

C20: from Greek diadochē succession