chadacryst
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, “to contain”) (perhaps from the aorist stem χᾰ́δ-) + -cryst, or directly from the Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos).
Noun
[edit]chadacryst (plural chadacrysts)
- (geology) An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.
- Coordinate term: oikocryst