Xenomorphic
also, allotriomorphic. petrography. noting or pertaining to a mineral grain that does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral.
in an unusual form; having a strange form.
adjective
(of a mineral const-tuent of an igneous rock) not having its characteristic crystal shape because of deforming pressure from adjacent minerals
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a colorless, crystalline compound, xef 6 , that melts at 50°c to a yellow liquid, and boils at 75°c.
- Xenon-tetrafluoride
a colorless, crystalline compound, xef 4 , prepared by heating a gaseous mixture of fluorine and xenon.
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a colorless, nonvolatile solid, xeo 3 , explosive when dry: in solution it is called xenic acid.
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xenon-133