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phanerocrystalline
[ fan-uh-roh-kris-tl-in, -ahyn ]
/ ˌfæn ə roʊˈkrɪs tl ɪn, -ˌaɪn /
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adjective Petrography.
(of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
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Also phan·er·it·ic [fan-uh-rit-ik]. /ˌfæn əˈrɪt ɪk/.
Origin of phanerocrystalline
Words nearby phanerocrystalline
phallus, Pham Van Dong, -phane, phanerite, phaneritic, phanerocrystalline, phanerogam, phanerophyte, Phanerozoic, phano, phanotron
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British Dictionary definitions for phanerocrystalline
phanerocrystalline
/ (ˌfænərəʊˈkrɪstəlɪn, -ˌlaɪn) /
adjective
(of igneous and metamorphic rocks) having a crystalline structure in which the crystals are large enough to be seen with the naked eye
Word Origin for phanerocrystalline
C19: from Greek phaneros visible + crystalline
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