pseudomorphosisn.

Brit.

/ˌs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfəsɪs/, U.S.

/ˌsudoʊˈmɔrfəsəs/

Inflections: Plural pseudomorphoses.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, morphosis n.

Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + morphosis n., probably after pseudomorphic adj. Compare German Pseudomorphose (1841 or earlier), Swedish pseudomorfos (1845 in Berzelius), French pseudomorfosi (1847 (in a translation of Berzelius) or earlier), Italian pseudomorfosi (1821).

Chiefly Mineralogy.

An instance of pseudomorphism; alteration into or formation of a pseudomorph.

ΚΠ

1827 Trans. Royal Soc. Edinb. 11 109 Quartz..is known to fill up the vacuities formerly occupied by crystals of calcareous spar, of fluor, and of gypsum. Such masses of secondary formation are called pseudomorphoses.

1851 Encycl. Americana IX. 392 It also occurs in pseudomorphoses of carbonate of lime.

1875 J. W. Dawson Life's Dawn on Earth iii. 45 Most strange and incredible pseudomorphoses of mineral substances.

1977 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 280 354 Pseudomorphoses which developed from sand wedges devoid of ice give evidence of the marked desiccation of climate.

2005 Appl. Goechem. 20 98/2 It seems now that even if this transformation leads to the pseudomorphosis of pre-existing particles, it is due to a dissolution-recrystallization process.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pseudomorphosis
释义	pseudomorphosisn. Brit. /ˌs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfəsɪs/, U.S. /ˌsudoʊˈmɔrfəsəs/ Inflections: Plural pseudomorphoses. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, morphosis n. Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + morphosis n., probably after pseudomorphic adj. Compare German Pseudomorphose (1841 or earlier), Swedish pseudomorfos (1845 in Berzelius), French pseudomorfosi (1847 (in a translation of Berzelius) or earlier), Italian pseudomorfosi (1821). Chiefly Mineralogy. An instance of pseudomorphism; alteration into or formation of a pseudomorph. ΚΠ 1827 Trans. Royal Soc. Edinb. 11 109 Quartz..is known to fill up the vacuities formerly occupied by crystals of calcareous spar, of fluor, and of gypsum. Such masses of secondary formation are called pseudomorphoses. 1851 Encycl. Americana IX. 392 It also occurs in pseudomorphoses of carbonate of lime. 1875 J. W. Dawson Life's Dawn on Earth iii. 45 Most strange and incredible pseudomorphoses of mineral substances. 1977 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 280 354 Pseudomorphoses which developed from sand wedges devoid of ice give evidence of the marked desiccation of climate. 2005 Appl. Goechem. 20 98/2 It seems now that even if this transformation leads to the pseudomorphosis of pre-existing particles, it is due to a dissolution-recrystallization process. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827
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