isomorphous
/ˌaɪsəˈmɔrfəs/
adjective
- Having the same form or structure, especially in crystallography or chemistry (used interchangeably with 'isomorphic' in many contexts).
- The two minerals are isomorphous, meaning they share the same crystal shape.
- The chemist studied isomorphous salts that had identical crystal structures.
- Isomorphous replacement occurs when one atom substitutes for another in a crystal lattice.
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