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poikilitic

/ˌpɔɪkɪˈlɪtɪk/

poikilitic adjective: describing the texture of an igneous rock that has small crystals of one mineral scattered among larger crystals of another.

Adjective

poikilitic (comparative more poikilitic, superlative most poikilitic)

  1. Describing the texture of an igneous rock that has small crystals of one mineral scattered among larger crystals of another

Forms of poikilitic

comparativemore poikilitic
superlativemost poikilitic

Origin of poikilitic

Ancient Greek ποικίλος (poikílos, “scattered”)

Words formed from poikilitic

Questions about poikilitic

What does poikilitic mean?
Poikilitic means describing the texture of an igneous rock that has small crystals of one mineral scattered among larger crystals of another.
What part of speech is poikilitic?
Poikilitic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce poikilitic?
Poikilitic is pronounced /ˌpɔɪkɪˈlɪtɪk/.

Words near poikilitic in the dictionary

  1. poignancy
  2. poignant
  3. poignantly
  4. poignard
  5. poignards
  6. poikilitic
  7. poikilitically
  8. poikilo-
  9. poikiloblast
  10. poikiloblastic
  11. poikiloblastically

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