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hemitropal

hemitropal adjective: of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.

Adjective

hemitropal (not comparable)

  1. Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
    Synonyms:
    hemitropic

Synonyms of hemitropal

Origin of hemitropal

By surface analysis, hemi- + -trope + -al

Questions about hemitropal

What does hemitropal mean?
Hemitropal means of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
What part of speech is hemitropal?
Hemitropal is an adjective.

Words near hemitropal in the dictionary

  1. hemitransections
  2. hemitriglyph
  3. hemitriglyphs
  4. hemitripterid
  5. hemitripterids
  6. hemitropal
  7. hemitrope
  8. hemitropes
  9. hemitropic
  10. hemitropism
  11. hemitropous

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