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xenocryst

xenocryst noun: an isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.

Noun

xenocryst (plural xenocrysts)

  1. An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.

xenocryst meaning in Tamil

xenocryst in Tamil

மாற்றுரு அயாபடிகம்

Forms of xenocryst

pluralxenocrysts
alternative formxenocrystal

Origin of xenocryst

xeno- + -cryst

Words formed from xenocryst

Questions about xenocryst

What does xenocryst mean?
Xenocryst means an isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.
What is xenocryst in Tamil?
Xenocryst in Tamil is மாற்றுரு அயாபடிகம். See Xenocryst meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is xenocryst?
Xenocryst is a noun.
What is the plural of xenocryst?
The plural of xenocryst is xenocrysts.

Words near xenocryst in the dictionary

  1. xenocoumacins
  2. xenocracy
  3. Xenocratean
  4. Xenocrates
  5. Xenocratic
  6. xenocryst
  7. xenocrystal
  8. xenocrystals
  9. xenocrystic
  10. xenocrysts
  11. xenoculture

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Adapted from Wiktionary: xenocryst (page history and authors); xenocryst (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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