XENOCRYST


Meaning of XENOCRYST in English

— xenocrystic , adj.

/zen"euh krist, zee"neuh-/ , n. Mineral.

a rock or crystal engulfed by magma and retained as an inclusion in the resulting igneous rock.

[ XENO- + CRYST(AL) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .