idiom orphic
i adjective
1.
Also, euhedral. (in a rock) noting or pertaining to a mineral constituent having its own characteristic outward crystalline form unaltered by the other constituents of the rock; automorphic.
2.
having its own characteristic form.
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| —adj | |
| (of minerals) occurring naturally in the form of well-developed crystals | |
| idio'morphically | |
| —adv | |
| idio'morphism | |
| —n | |
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