| HOLOCRYSTALLINE | • holocrystalline adj. (Mineralogy) Completely crystalline; said of a rock like granite, all of whose constituents are crystalline. • HOLOCRYSTALLINE adj. wholly crystalline in structure, without glass. |
| HYPOCRYSTALLINE | • hypocrystalline adj. (Geology, of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components. • HYPOCRYSTALLINE adj. of igneous rocks, having both glass and crystalline components. |
| MICROCRYSTAL | • microcrystal n. A microscopic crystal. • MICROCRYSTAL n. a microscopic crystal. |
| MICROCRYSTALS | • microcrystals n. Plural of microcrystal. • MICROCRYSTAL n. a microscopic crystal. |
| MONOCRYSTAL | • monocrystal n. A single crystal. • MONOCRYSTAL n. a single crystal. |
| MONOCRYSTALLINE | • monocrystalline adj. Having a single crystalline form. • MONOCRYSTALLINE adj. of or like a monocrystal. |
| MONOCRYSTALS | • monocrystals n. Plural of monocrystal. • MONOCRYSTAL n. a single crystal. |
| NANOCRYSTAL | • nanocrystal n. A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material. |
| NANOCRYSTALLINE | • nanocrystalline adj. Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals. |
| NANOCRYSTALS | • nanocrystals n. Plural of nanocrystal. |
| PALAEOCRYSTIC | • palaeocrystic adj. Alternative form of paleocrystic. • PALAEOCRYSTIC adj. consisting of ancient ice. |
| PHENOCRYST | • phenocryst n. (Mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock. • PHENOCRYST n. a larger crystal in a porphyritic rock. |
| PHENOCRYSTIC | • phenocrystic adj. Relating to phenocrysts. • PHENOCRYSTIC adj. of or like a phenocryst. |
| PHENOCRYSTS | • phenocrysts n. Plural of phenocryst. • PHENOCRYST n. a larger crystal in a porphyritic rock. |
| SPHAEROCRYSTAL | • sphaerocrystal n. Alternative form of spherocrystal. • SPHAEROCRYSTAL n. a rounded crystalline mass. |
| SPHAEROCRYSTALS | • sphaerocrystals n. Plural of sphaerocrystal. • SPHAEROCRYSTAL n. a rounded crystalline mass. |
| XENOCRYST | • xenocryst n. (Geology) An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found;… • XENOCRYST n. a crystal or mineral grain which has been taken in by magma during its upward flow. |
| XENOCRYSTS | • xenocrysts n. Plural of xenocryst. • XENOCRYST n. a crystal or mineral grain which has been taken in by magma during its upward flow. |