nacroprismatic
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]nacroprismatic (not comparable)
- Composed of nacreous prisms
- 2015 July 11, “Dual Roles of the Lysine-Rich Matrix Protein (KRMP)-3 in Shell Formation of Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- The shell presents a representative nacroprismatic microstructure, with columnar calcitic prisms in the upper and nacreous layer in the lower.