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hemimorphic

hem·i·mor·phic [ hèmmi máwrfik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
different at each end: describes crystals that do not have a horizontal axis of symmetry, so that the top and bottom of the crystal display different forms

[Mid-19th century. <hemi- + Greek morphē "form"]
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