chadacryst

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, to contain) (perhaps from the aorist stem χᾰ́δ-) + -cryst, or directly from the Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos).

Noun

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chadacryst (plural chadacrysts)

  1. (geology) An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.
    Coordinate term: oikocryst