"crystalloclast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crystalloclasts [plural]
Etymology: crystallo- + -clast Etymology templates: {{confix|en|crystallo|clast}} crystallo- + -clast Head templates: {{en-noun}} crystalloclast (plural crystalloclasts)
  1. (rare) A person who breaks crystals for the purpose of studying them. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-crystalloclast-en-noun-xQMb6nfo
  2. (mineralogy) A clast that consists primarily of crystalized mineral. Categories (topical): Mineralogy
    Sense id: en-crystalloclast-en-noun-qSfIW93m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with crystallo-, English terms suffixed with -clast Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with crystallo-: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -clast: 15 85 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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