Xenocryst Definition

zĕnə-krĭst, zēnə-
noun
A crystal foreign to the igneous rock in which it occurs.
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Noun

Singular:
xenocryst
Plural:
xenocrysts

Origin of Xenocryst

  • xeno– cryst(al)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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