Pseudomorphosis

//suːdə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfəsɪs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A change of substance without any change in appearance; the formation of a pseudomorph.

    "The reliability of monolithic microprocessors and the fidelity of monolithic storage postponed the necessity for this pseudomorphosis far beyond what seemed possible in 1948."

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"The reliability of monolithic microprocessors and the fidelity of monolithic storage postponed the necessity for this pseudomorphosis far beyond what seemed possible in 1948."

Etymology

From pseudo- + morphosis.

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