| 单词 | xenocryst |
| 释义 | xenocryst in British English (ˈzɛnəˌkrɪst) noun a crystal included within an igneous rock as the magma cooled but not formed from it Word origin C20: from xeno- + cryst(al)xenocryst in American English (ˈzenəkrɪst, ˈzinə-) noun Mineralogy a rock or crystal engulfed by magma and retained as an inclusion in the resulting igneous rock Derived forms xenocrystic adjective Word origin [xeno- + cryst(al)]xeno- is a combining form meaning “alien,” “strange,” “guest,” used in the formation ofcompound words. Other words that use the affix xeno- include: xenobiotic, xenogamy, xenogenesis, xenophile, xenophobe |
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