phanerocrystalline

phan·e·ro·crys·tal·line

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Definitions of phanerocrystalline word

adjective phanerocrystalline (of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye. 1
adjective phanerocrystalline (of igneous and metamorphic rocks) having a crystalline structure in which the crystals are large enough to be seen with the naked eye 0

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; < Greek phaneró(s) visible, manifest + crystalline

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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