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epitaxes

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ep⋅i⋅tax⋅is

  [ep-i-tak-sis]
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–noun, plural -tax⋅es  [-tak-seez] . Crystallography.
an oriented overgrowth of crystalline material upon the surface of another crystal of different chemical composition but similar structure.
Origin:
1950–55; < NL; see epi-, -taxis

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅tax⋅i⋅al, ep⋅i⋅tax⋅ic, adjective
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