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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The relation in form, optical characters, etc., exhibited by crystals of related chemical compounds, specifically those whose molecules differ by the mutual replacement of equivalent atoms or groups of atoms. See humite.

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  • noun chemistry The state of two crystals whose similar physical structure is due to similar chemical composition

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