homeomorph

noun

ho·​meo·​morph

plural -s

: an individual bearing a superficial resemblance to another

specifically : a crystalline substance exhibiting homeomorphism

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary home- + -morph

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

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