Idiomorphous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Idiomorphous \Id`i*o*morph"ous\, a. [Gr. 'idio`morfos of
     peculiar form; 'i`dios peculiar + morfh` form.]
     1. Having a form of its own.
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     2. (Crystallog.) Apperaing in distinct crystals; -- said of


        the mineral constituents of a rock.
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