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epitaxial

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ep⋅i⋅tax⋅is

[ep-i-tak-sis]
–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


ep⋅i⋅tax⋅i⋅al, ep⋅i⋅tax⋅ic, adjective
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