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Allomorph
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; - thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Allomorph'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/allomorph.html. 1828.