hemitrope

[hem-i-trohp]

hem·i·trope

[hem-i-trohp] Crystallography
noun
1.
twin1 (def. 5).
adjective
2.
twin1 (def. 12).

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Hemitrope is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1795–1805; < French; see hemi-, -trope

hem·i·trop·ic [hem-i-trop-ik, -troh-pik] , adjective
hem·i·tro·pism, he·mit·ro·py [hi-mi-truh-pee] , noun
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hemitrope (ˈhɛmɪˌtrəʊp)
 
n
chem another name for twin
 
hemitropic
 
adj
 
hemi'tropism
 
n
 
hemitropy
 
n

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