Dictionary entry

Polysynthetic

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pol′y‐syn‐thet″ic (–sĭn‐thĕt″ĭk), a. [Poly- + synthetic.] Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative.

Polysynthetic twinning(Min.), repeated twinning, like that of the triclinic feldspar, producing fine parallel bands in alternately reversed positions.