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Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.

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  1. a. Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.
  2. n. That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.
  3. Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure. That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.
  4. Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having atwinned structure.
  5. a. Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure. n. That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.