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megacryst

megacryst noun: any crystalline grain in an igneous or metamorphic rock that is much larger than those of the surrounding matrix.

Noun

megacryst (plural megacrysts)

  1. Any crystalline grain in an igneous or metamorphic rock that is much larger than those of the surrounding matrix

Forms of megacryst

pluralmegacrysts

Origin of megacryst

mega- + -cryst

Questions about megacryst

What does megacryst mean?
Megacryst means any crystalline grain in an igneous or metamorphic rock that is much larger than those of the surrounding matrix.
What part of speech is megacryst?
Megacryst is a noun.
What is the plural of megacryst?
The plural of megacryst is megacrysts.

Words near megacryst in the dictionary

  1. megacosms
  2. megacoulomb
  3. megacoulombs
  4. megacryometeor
  5. megacryometeors
  6. megacryst
  7. megacrysts
  8. megacult
  9. megacults
  10. megacurie
  11. megacuries

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