cryptomorphic (English, adj)
expansion: cryptomorphic (not comparable)
Senses:
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Two objects, especially systems of axioms or semantics for them, are called cryptomorphic if they are equivalent (possibly in some informal sense) but not obviously equivalent.
tags: not-comparable
glosses: Having a form that obscures or masks the underlying meaning or purpose.
tags: not-comparable
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Having a cryptic structure in which the ultimate active product is carried by the precursorial protein rather than the protein actually encoded by the gene.
tags: not-comparable
qualifier: earth science
glosses: Found or occurring below the soil layer.
tags: not-comparable
topics: chemistry
crystallography
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Composed of minerals that are not expressed in their crystalline form.
tags: not-comparable
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