en·do·morph ( n d -môrf )n. 1. A mineral enclosed within another mineral, such as rutile or tourmaline in quartz. 2. An individual characterized by relative prominence of the abdomen and other soft body parts developed from the embryonic endodermal layer. [endo(derm) + -morph.] |
endomorph [ˈɛndəʊˌmɔːf]
n
1. (Psychology) a person with a fat and heavy body build: said to be correlated with viscerotonia Compare ectomorph, mesomorph
2. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) a mineral that naturally occurs enclosed within another mineral, as within quartz
endomorphic adj
endomorphy n
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endomorph [ˈendəʊmɔːf] N → endomorfo/a m/f
endomorph
n → Pykniker(in) m(f)
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