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porphyroblast

porphyroblast noun: a relatively large crystal within a metamorphic rock.

Noun

porphyroblast (plural porphyroblasts)

  1. A relatively large crystal within a metamorphic rock

Forms of porphyroblast

pluralporphyroblasts

Words formed from porphyroblast

Questions about porphyroblast

What does porphyroblast mean?
Porphyroblast means a relatively large crystal within a metamorphic rock.
What part of speech is porphyroblast?
Porphyroblast is a noun.
What is the plural of porphyroblast?
The plural of porphyroblast is porphyroblasts.

Words near porphyroblast in the dictionary

  1. porphyrizations
  2. porphyrize
  3. porphyrized
  4. porphyrizes
  5. porphyrizing
  6. porphyroblast
  7. porphyroblastic
  8. porphyroblasts
  9. porphyroclast
  10. porphyroclastic
  11. porphyrogene

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