cryptoperthite

noun

cryp·​to·​perthite

¦kriptō+

plural -s

: a perthite with lamellae of submicroscopic dimensions, such lamellae being observable by X-ray diffraction or by the electron microscope

cryptoperthitic

¦⸗⸗+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + perthite; originally formed as German kryptoperthit

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