English dictionary
hemitrope
/'h/E/m/I/,tr/oU/p/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Half turned round; half inverted; <i>(Crystallog.)</i> having a twinned structure.
Source: webster1913
noun
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That which is hemitropal in construction; <i>(Crystallog.)</i> a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.
Source: webster1913