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perimorphous

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per⋅i⋅morph

  [per-uh-mawrf]
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–noun
a crystal of one mineral enclosing that of another mineral. Compare endomorph (def. 1).
Origin:
1880–85; peri- + -morph

Related forms:
per⋅i⋅mor⋅phic, per⋅i⋅mor⋅phous, adjective
per⋅i⋅mor⋅phism, noun
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per·i·morph   (pěr'ə-môrf')   
n.  A mineral that encloses a different mineral.
per'i·mor'phic, per'i·mor'phous adj., per'i·mor'phism n.
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