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xenocryst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xenocryst
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.

Etymology

xeno- + -cryst

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

xenocrysts (plural) xenocrystal (alternative)

Derived Forms

xenocrystic

Questions

What does xenocryst mean?
An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.
Where does xenocryst come from?
xeno- + -cryst

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