Xenomorphic

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006685",
  "term": "Xenomorphic",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing mineral grains in an igneous or metamorphic rock that lack their characteristic crystal faces due to mutual interference during growth. These grains are anhedral, meaning they do not exhibit their ideal crystallographic form. Xenomorphic textures are common in rocks where crystals grow simultaneously in a confined space.",
  "synonyms": [
    "xenomorphous"
  ],
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "xenomorph",
    "es": "xenomórfico",
    "fr": "xénomorphe"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/xenomorphic/"
}