nacroprismatic

English

Adjective

nacroprismatic (not comparable)

  1. 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, →DOI:
      The shell presents a representative nacroprismatic microstructure, with columnar calcitic prisms in the upper and nacreous layer in the lower.
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