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hemitrope - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hemitrope' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hemitrope [ a.]
- Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.
2 . Hemitrope [ n.]
- That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.