"xenoblast" meaning in English

See xenoblast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: xenoblasts [plural]
Etymology: xeno- + -blast Etymology templates: {{confix|en|xeno|blast}} xeno- + -blast Head templates: {{en-noun}} xenoblast (plural xenoblasts)
  1. A crystal forming in a metamorphic rock that has not developed its characteristic crystalline faces and which gets its shape from bordering crystals. Categories (topical): Geology Related terms: xenocryst

Inflected forms

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