Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crystalloclast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crys-tal-lo-clast
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who breaks crystals for the purpose of studying them.

noun

A clast that consists primarily of crystalized mineral.

Example Sentences

"Virtually all crystalloclasts are strongly fractured, fused, and fragmented, and are often partly dissolved in the ground-mass..."

Etymology

From crystallo- + -clast.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: crystallo
Suffix: clast

Inflected Forms

crystalloclasts (plural)

Questions

What does crystalloclast mean?: A person who breaks crystals for the purpose of studying them.
Where does crystalloclast come from?: From crystallo- + -clast.

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