Peritomous
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Peritomous is an adjective meaning (mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
Meaning
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monotomous, heterotomous, hemimorphic, peripolygonal, domatic, polyhedrous.
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