mesocratic
[ mez-uh-krat-ik, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]
/ ˌmɛz əˈkræt ɪk, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə- /
adjective Petrology.
(of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts.
Words nearby mesocratic
mesocephalic,
mesocolon,
mesocolopexy,
mesocord,
mesocranic,
mesocratic,
mesocyclone,
mesoderm,
mesodiastolic,
mesodont,
mesodontism
British Dictionary definitions for mesocratic
mesocratic
/ (ˌmɛsəˈkrætɪk) /
adjective
(of igneous rocks) containing 30–60 per cent of ferromagnesian minerals
Word Origin for mesocratic
C20: from
meso- +
-crat, with allusion to the moderately dark colour of the rock. Compare
leucocratic