Definition of Alomorph
Al"lo*morph (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; other + &?;
form.] (Min.) (a) 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. (b) A variety of
pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution
of material; -- thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after
pyrite. G. H. Williams.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (chemistry) any of the different crystalline forms of a substance
- (linguistics) any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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