hemitrope (not comparable)
Half turned round; half inverted; (crystallography) having a twinned structure.
hemitrope (plural hemitropes)
(crystallography) A twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.
Source: Wiktionary
Hem"i*trope, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. hémitrope.]
Definition: Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.
Hem"i*trope, n.
Definition: That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
