hysterocrystalline

noun

hys·​tero·​crystalline

¦histə(ˌ)rō+

plural -s

: a secondary crystallization in igneous rock

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hystero- (from Greek hysteros latter, later) + crystalline; originally formed as German hysterokrystallin

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