poikiloblastic
[poi-kil-uh-blas-tik, poi-kuh-luh-]
adjective Petrography.
(of metamorphic rocks) having small grains of one mineral embedded in metacrysts of another mineral.
Nearby words
- poignant,
- poignantly,
- poikilitic,
- poikilo-,
- poikiloblast,
- poikilocyte,
- poikilocytosis,
- poikiloderma,
- poikilotherm,
- poikilothermia
Origin of poikiloblastic
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