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pseudomorph

pseu.do.morph \'su:d-*-.mo.rf\ \.su:d-*-'mo.r-fik\ \-.fiz-*m\ \-f*s\ n 
   [prob. fr. F pseudomorphe, fr. pseud- + -morphe -morph] 1: a mineral having 
   the characteristic outward form of another species  2: a deceptive or 
   irregular form  - pseu.do.mor.phic aj