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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having an imperfect crystalline form: said of phenocrysts in a rock which are intermediate between those having a well-developed form (euhedral) and those destitute of this (anhedral).
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- sub- + -hedral (Wiktionary)
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sub- (suc-, suf-, etc.)
lower; somewhat; secondary; supporting
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