allomorph

Noun

Meaning

Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; -- as, carbonate of lime occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite.

A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; -- thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

form article root theme radical cutting stem prefix suffix derivation morphology conjugation inflection adjunct antecedent
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Antonyms

repulse fight dispute counter contest resist
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Hypernyms

compound morpheme chemical compound

Hyponyms

morphophoneme

Examples

the final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme Source: Internet

calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

allometry allomonal allomone allomorphic allomorphism allomorphy