Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colloform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: collo-form
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a rounded, finely banded texture formed by rhythmic precipitation.

Example Sentences

"Often complex textural patterns of more than one colloform mineral phase might co-exist."
"As mentioned, the transition of colloform to crystalline structures is achieved mainly by the reversibility of gel to sol and possibly from sol to a solution phase out of which crystallization can take place."
"The colloform ores, developed primarily in the open spaces of breccias and fractures, are inferred to be younger than disseminated ores on the basis of the following textural relationships […]"

Etymology

Apparently from collo(id) + -form.

Inflected Forms

more colloform (comparative) most colloform (superlative)

Questions

What does colloform mean?: Having a rounded, finely banded texture formed by rhythmic precipitation.
Where does colloform come from?: Apparently from collo(id) + -form.

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