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conchoidal

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Of or pertaining to a conchoid; that may be defined as a conchoid.

Other meanings

2. adjective

Irregular, with planar, concentric curves, similar to those on a mussel shell.

3. adjective

That fractures with planar concentric curves (e.g., as flint, chert or obsidian).

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