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anguclast

noun
an·gu·clast | \ˈaŋgyüˌklast\
plural -s

Definition of anguclast 

: an angular phenoclast

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First Known Use of anguclast

circa 1938, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for anguclast

angular + phenoclast

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