microperthite

noun

mi·​cro·​perthite

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: a perthite the structure of which can be discerned only with the microscope compare cryptoperthite

microperthitic

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adjective

Word History

Etymology

German mikroperthit, from mikr- micr- + perthit perthite, from English perthite

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