ˈzenəˌblast noun
Etymology: xen- + -blast
: a crystal in metamorphic rock that is not bounded by its own faces but has its outlines impressed upon it by neighboring crystals — contrasted with idioblast
• xen·o·blas·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|blastik adjective
ˈzenəˌblast noun
Etymology: xen- + -blast
: a crystal in metamorphic rock that is not bounded by its own faces but has its outlines impressed upon it by neighboring crystals — contrasted with idioblast
• xen·o·blas·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|blastik adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012