hemitrope

[ hem-i-trohp ]
/ ˈhɛm ɪˌtroʊp /
Crystallography

noun

twin1(def 5).

adjective

twin1(def 12).

Origin of hemitrope

From French, dating back to 1795–1805; see origin at hemi-, -trope

OTHER WORDS FROM hemitrope

hem·i·trop·ic [hem-i-trop-ik, -troh-pik] /ˌhɛm ɪˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjective hem·i·tro·pism, he·mit·ro·py [hi-mi-truh-pee] /hɪˈmɪ trə pi/, noun

Words nearby hemitrope

hemispheroid, hemistich, hemisystole, hemiterpene, hemithorax, hemitrope, hemivertebra, hemizygosity, hemizygote, hemizygotic, hemizygous

British Dictionary definitions for hemitrope

hemitrope
/ (ˈhɛmɪˌtrəʊp) /

noun

chem another name for twin (def. 3)

Derived forms of hemitrope

hemitropic (ˌhɛmɪˈtrɒpɪk), adjective hemitropism or hemitropy (hiːˈmɪtrəpɪ), noun