poikiloblastic

poikiloblastic
/poy kil'euh blas"tik, poy'keuh leuh-/, adj. Petrog.
(of metamorphic rocks) having small grains of one mineral embedded in metacrysts of another mineral.
[1915-20; < Gk poikiló(s) various + -BLASTIC]

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  • poikiloblastic — adjective Describing the texture of a metamorphic rock that has small idioblasts of one constituent lying within larger xenoblasts See Also: poikilitic …   Wiktionary

  • poikiloblastic — adj. of an immature poikilocyte, of an abnormally shaped immature red blood cell …   English contemporary dictionary

  • poikiloblastic — poi·kilo·blas·tic …   English syllables

  • poikiloblastic — adjective see poikiloblast …   Useful english dictionary

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