poikiloblastic
[ poi-kil-uh-blas-tik, poi-kuh-luh- ]
/ pɔɪˌkɪl əˈblæs tɪk, ˌpɔɪ kə lə- /
adjective Petrography.
(of metamorphic rocks) having small grains of one mineral embedded in metacrysts of another mineral.
Origin of poikiloblastic
1915–20; < Greek
poikiló(s) various +
-blastic
Words nearby poikiloblastic
poignancy,
poignant,
poikilitic,
poikilo-,
poikiloblast,
poikiloblastic,
poikilocyte,
poikilocytosis,
poikiloderma,
poikilotherm,
poikilothermia