crystalloblast

noun

crys·​tal·​lo·​blast

ˈkristəlōˌblast,

kriˈstaləˌ-

plural -s

: one of the components of a crystalloblastic rock or rock mass

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from crystalloblastic

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