pseudomorph

[ soo-duh-mawrf ]
/ ˈsu dəˌmɔrf /

noun

an irregular or unclassifiable form.
a mineral having the outward appearance of another mineral that it has replaced by chemical action.

Origin of pseudomorph

First recorded in 1840–50; pseudo- + -morph

OTHER WORDS FROM pseudomorph

pseu·do·mor·phic, pseu·do·mor·phous, adjective pseu·do·mor·phism, noun

Words nearby pseudomorph

pseudomembranous enterocolitis, pseudomembranous gastritis, pseudomembranous inflammation, pseudomonad, pseudomonas, pseudomorph, pseudomutuality, pseudomyxoma, pseudomyxoma peritonei, pseudoneoplasm, pseudonephritis

British Dictionary definitions for pseudomorphism

pseudomorph
/ (ˈsjuːdəʊˌmɔːf) /

noun

a mineral that has an uncharacteristic crystalline form as a result of assuming the shape of another mineral that it has replaced

Derived forms of pseudomorph

pseudomorphic or pseudomorphous, adjective pseudomorphism, noun