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/poy kil'euh blas"tik, poy'keuh leuh-/, adj. Petrog.(of metamorphic rocks) having small grains of one mineral embedded in metacrysts of another mineral.[1915-20; < Gk poikiló(s) various + -BLASTIC]
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Universalium. 2010.
poikiloblastic
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poikiloblastic — adjective Describing the texture of a metamorphic rock that has small idioblasts of one constituent lying within larger xenoblasts See Also: poikilitic … Wiktionary
poikiloblastic — adj. of an immature poikilocyte, of an abnormally shaped immature red blood cell … English contemporary dictionary
poikiloblastic — poi·kilo·blas·tic … English syllables
poikiloblastic — adjective see poikiloblast … Useful english dictionary
