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poikilitic

[ poi-kuh-lit-ik ]

adjective

, Petrography.
  1. (of igneous rocks) having small crystals of one mineral scattered irregularly in larger crystals of another mineral.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of poikilitic1

1830–40; < Greek poikíl ( os ) various + -ite 1 + -ic

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