poikilitic

[ poi-kuh-lit-ik ]

adjective

, Petrography.

1. (of igneous rocks) having small crystals of one mineral scattered irregularly in larger crystals of another mineral.

Word History and Origins

Origin of poikilitic¹

1830–40; < Greek poikíl ( os ) various + -ite ¹ + -ic

Example Sentences

These are the colours which gave the name of variegatea (Poikilitic) to the series.

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