💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Paramorphosis"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| paramorphnoun | (mineralogy) A kind of pseudomorph in which there has been a change of physical characteristics without alteration of chemical composition, as in the change of aragonite to calcite. |
| paramorphismnoun | (geology) A change in the physical structure of a mineral without any chemical change. |
| pseudomorphosisnoun | (chiefly mineralogy) A change of substance without any change in appearance; the formation of a pseudomorph. |
| typomorphismnoun | The phenomenon of genetic conditioning of the characteristic properties and features of minerals. |
| uralitizationnoun | (geology) The change of pyroxene to amphibole by paramorphism. |
| pseudomorphnoun | (geology, mineralogy) A mineral that formed by replacement of an existing mineral (or organic matter) such that the new mineral has the appearance and dimensions of the original. |
| pseudomineralnoun | A pseudomorph of a mineral |
| polymorphnoun | (biology) Any organism that shows polymorphism. |
| idiomorphnoun | (mineralogy) Any idiomorphous mineral. |
| perimorphnoun | (mineralogy) A mineral enclosed within another. |
| typomorphologynoun | Study of mineral crystal shape or form. |
| neomineralizationnoun | Formation of new minerals from pre-existing minerals during metamorphic processes. |
| mimetesenoun | (mineralogy, archaic) A mineral resembling pyromorphite but with some of the phosphoric acid replaced by arsenic acid. |
| mineralisationnoun | Alternative spelling of mineralization. [A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.] |
| phlogopitizationnoun | (mineralogy) Conversion into phlogopite. |
| katamorphismnoun | (geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface |
| hypermineralisationnoun | Alternative form of hypermineralization. [The state of being, or process of becoming, hypermineralized.] |
| dimorphismnoun | (biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual. |
| mineralizationnoun | (biology, medicine) The deposition of calcium salts as a normal process in bone metabolism. |
| paragonitenoun | (mineralogy) A mineral related to muscovite. |
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