typomorphic

adjective

ty·​po·​mor·​phic

¦tīpə¦mȯrfik sometimes ¦tip-

: characteristically occurring under particular conditions (as of temperature and pressure) or in particular processes of formation

typomorphic texture due to formation from a gel

a typomorphic mineral

Word History

Etymology

typ- + -morphic

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