PHENOCRYST


Meaning of PHENOCRYST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌkrist ]

noun

Etymology: French phénocryste, from Greek phainein to show + krystallos crystal — more at fancy

Date: 1893

: one of the prominent embedded crystals of a porphyry

• phe·no·crys·tic ˌfē-nə-ˈkris-tik adjective

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