pseudomorph
noun 2verb 1
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1ADJ.
original, silicic
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noun
1
A deceptive, irregular, or false form; specifically
2
A deceptive, irregular, or false form; specifically:
Petrified wood is a silicic pseudomorph of the original wood.
The first kind of pseudomorphs, are pseudomorphs by alteration; the second, pseudomorphs by replacement; the third, pseudomorphs by infiltration; the fourth, pseudomorphs by incrustation.
verb
1
To be transformed into such a form
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Petrified wood is a silicic pseudomorph of the original wood.
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The first kind of pseudomorphs, are pseudomorphs by alteration; the second, pseudomorphs by replacement; the third, pseudomorphs by infiltration; the fourth, pseudomorphs by incrustation.
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