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trimorph

[trahy-mawrf]

noun

Crystallography.

  1. a substance existing in three structurally distinct forms; a trimorphous substance.

  2. any of the three forms.

trimorph

/ ˈٰɪɔː /

noun

  1. a substance, esp a mineral, that exists in three distinct forms

  2. any of the forms in which such a structure exists

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of trimorph1

First recorded in 1905–10, trimorph is from the Greek word ٰíǰDz having three forms. See tri-, -morph

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