PHENOCRYST


Meaning of PHENOCRYST in English

ˈfēnəˌkrist, ˈfen- noun

( -s )

Etymology: French phénocryste, from phéno phen- + -cryste (from crystal )

: one of the prominent embedded crystals of a porphyry

• pheno·crys·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kristik adjective

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