endomorph

[ en-duh-mawrf ]

noun
  1. a mineral enclosed within another mineral.: Compare perimorph.

  2. a person of the endomorphic type.

Origin of endomorph

1
First recorded in 1880–85; endo- + -morph

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British Dictionary definitions for endomorph

endomorph

/ (ˈɛndəʊˌmɔːf) /


noun
  1. a person with a fat and heavy body build: said to be correlated with viscerotonia: Compare ectomorph, mesomorph

  2. a mineral that naturally occurs enclosed within another mineral, as within quartz

Derived forms of endomorph

  • endomorphic, adjective
  • endomorphy, noun

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