xenoblast
[ zen-uh-blast, zee-nuh- ]
/ ˈzɛn əˌblæst, ˈzi nə- /
noun Mineralogy.
a crystal that forms in metamorphic rock and gets its outline from neighboring crystals.
OTHER WORDS FROM xenoblast
xen·o·blas·tic, adjectiveWords nearby xenoblast
xenia,
xenic acid,
xenical,
xeno-,
xenobiotic,
xenoblast,
xenocrates,
xenocryst,
xenocurrency,
xenodiagnosis,
xenogamy
Scientific definitions for xenoblast
xenoblast
[ zĕn′ə-blăst′, zē′nə- ]
A mineral that has not developed its characteristic crystalline faces and that has formed in a rock that has undergone metamorphism.