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macrocrysts

macrocrysts is the plural of macrocryst.

Meaning of macrocryst

Noun

macrocryst (plural macrocrysts)

  1. A relatively large crystal occurring in a mineral deposit, usually defined as one between 0.5 mm and 10 mm in size.
    • The sanidines were loose macrocrysts and their difference in ages suggests that they were derived from two separate flows.2000 March 31, Bradley R. Hacker et al., “Hot and Dry Deep Crustal Xenoliths from Tibet”, in Science, volume 287, number 5462, →DOI, pages 2463–2466

Questions about macrocrysts

What is macrocrysts the plural of?
Macrocrysts is the plural of macrocryst.

Words near macrocrysts in the dictionary

  1. macrocryst
  2. macrocrystal
  3. macrocrystalline
  4. macrocrystallinity
  5. macrocrystals
  6. macrocrysts
  7. macrocultural
  8. macroculturally
  9. macroculture
  10. macrocultures
  11. macrocup

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