mesocratic
[ mez-uh-krat-ik, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]
/ ˌmɛz əˈkræt ɪk, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə- /
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adjective Petrology.
(of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts.
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British Dictionary definitions for mesocratic
mesocratic
/ (ˌmɛsəˈkrætɪk) /
adjective
(of igneous rocks) containing 30–60 per cent of ferromagnesian minerals
Word Origin for mesocratic
C20: from meso- + -crat, with allusion to the moderately dark colour of the rock. Compare leucocratic
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