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
11 April 2025
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
