Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phenocryst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phe-nocryst
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock

Example Sentences

"Some of the feldspar phenocrysts are more than 1 cm long, but most are less than 5 mm."

Etymology

pheno- + -cryst

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pheno
Suffix: cryst

Inflected Forms

phenocrysts (plural)

Derived Forms

microphenocryst phenocrystic

Frequently Paired Words

xenocryst

Synonyms

phenocrystal

Questions

What does phenocryst mean?: Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
Where does phenocryst come from?: pheno- + -cryst

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