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phenocryst

phenocryst noun: any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock.

Noun

phenocryst (plural phenocrysts)

  1. Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
    • Some of the feldspar phenocrysts are more than 1 cm long, but most are less than 5 mm.1965, Gordon A Macdonald and Takashi Katsura, Eruption of Lassen Peak, Cascade Range, California, in 1915: Example of Mixed Magmas, Geological Society of America Bulletin 76 (5), pages 475
    Synonyms:
    phenocrystal

phenocryst meaning in Tamil

phenocryst in Tamil

பெருமப் பரல்

Synonyms of phenocryst

Forms of phenocryst

pluralphenocrysts

Origin of phenocryst

pheno- + -cryst

Words formed from phenocryst

Questions about phenocryst

What does phenocryst mean?
Phenocryst means any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock.
What is phenocryst in Tamil?
Phenocryst in Tamil is பெருமப் பரல். See Phenocryst meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phenocryst?
Phenocryst is a noun.
What is the plural of phenocryst?
The plural of phenocryst is phenocrysts.

Words near phenocryst in the dictionary

  1. phenocopiers
  2. phenocopies
  3. phenocopy
  4. phenocopying
  5. phenocritical
  6. phenocryst
  7. phenocrystal
  8. phenocrystals
  9. phenocrystic
  10. phenocrysts
  11. phenodeviance

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