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metamict

metamict adjective: having a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage; metamictic.

Adjective

metamict (not comparable)

  1. Having a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage; metamictic

Noun

metamict (plural metamicts)

  1. A mineral with a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage.

Forms of metamict

pluralmetamicts

Words formed from metamict

Questions about metamict

What does metamict mean?
Metamict means having a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage; metamictic.
What part of speech is metamict?
Metamict can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near metamict in the dictionary

  1. metametaphysical
  2. metametaphysics
  3. metamethod
  4. metamethods
  5. metamfetamine
  6. metamict
  7. metamictic
  8. metamictization
  9. metamictize
  10. metamictized
  11. metamictizes

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