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pseudocrystal

pseudocrystal noun: a substance that appears to be crystalline, even under a microscope, but does not have a true crystalline diffraction pattern.

Noun

pseudocrystal (plural pseudocrystals)

  1. A substance that appears to be crystalline, even under a microscope, but does not have a true crystalline diffraction pattern.

Forms of pseudocrystal

pluralpseudocrystals

Origin of pseudocrystal

From pseudo- + crystal.

Questions about pseudocrystal

What does pseudocrystal mean?
Pseudocrystal means a substance that appears to be crystalline, even under a microscope, but does not have a true crystalline diffraction pattern.
What part of speech is pseudocrystal?
Pseudocrystal is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudocrystal?
The plural of pseudocrystal is pseudocrystals.

Words near pseudocrystal in the dictionary

  1. pseudocriminal
  2. pseudocritical
  3. pseudocrocidolite
  4. pseudocroup
  5. pseudocryptic
  6. pseudocrystal
  7. pseudocrystalline
  8. pseudocrystallographic
  9. pseudocrystals
  10. pseudoctenodont
  11. pseudocubic

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