chadacryst

English

Etymology

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

chadacryst (plural chadacrysts)

1. (geology) An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.

   Coordinate term: oikocryst