English Explanatory Dictionary

dystomic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having imperfect fracture or cleavage.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈstɑmɪk/

Word forms

dystomic more dystomic most dystomic dystomous

Etymology

From dys- (“defective”) + -tome (“cutting, section”) + -ic (“adjectival suffix”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

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