chadacryst
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, “to contain”) (perhaps from the aorist stem χᾰ́δ-) + a clipping of crystal, or directly from the Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos).
Noun
editchadacryst (plural chadacrysts)
- (geology) An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.
- Coordinate term: oikocryst