释义 |
paramorph Min.|ˈpærəmɔːf| [mod. f. Gr. παρα- by- (see para-1 1) + µορϕή form: lit. by-form, subsidiary form.] A pseudomorph formed by a change of physical characters without a change in chemical composition.
1879in Webster Suppl. 1892Amer. Naturalist Jan. 55 Many of the supposed paramorphs have been proven..to be due..rather to the solution of some original substance and its replacement by a new deposition. |