Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrocryst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macro-cryst
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relatively large crystal occurring in a mineral deposit, usually defined as one between 0.5 mm and 10 mm in size.

Example Sentences

"The sanidines were loose macrocrysts and their difference in ages suggests that they were derived from two separate flows."

Etymology

From macro- + -cryst. First defined by Clement & Skinner in 1979 in their paper "A textural genetic classification of kimberlite rocks" published in Kimberlite Symposium IIhttp://books.google.com/books?id=QWjAHAAACAAJ.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: macro
Suffix: cryst

Inflected Forms

macrocrysts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

megacryst microcryst oikocryst phenocryst xenocryst

Questions

What does macrocryst mean?: A relatively large crystal occurring in a mineral deposit, usually defined as one between 0.5 mm and 10 mm in size.
Where does macrocryst come from?: From macro- + -cryst. First defined by Clement & Skinner in 1979 in their paper "A textural genetic classification of kimberlite rocks" published in Kimberlite Symposium IIhttp://books.google.com/books?id=QWjAHAAACAAJ.

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