crystalloblastic

adjective

crys·​tal·​lo·​blas·​tic

¦kristəlō¦blastik

1

of a rock : of or relating to any crystalline texture resulting from metamorphism

2

: denoting a structure produced by crystals growing in a solid solution

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary crystall- + -blastic; originally formed as German kristalloblastisch

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Rhymes for crystalloblastic

• aeroelastic
• ecclesiastic
• elastoplastic
• enthusiastic
• iconoclastic
• interscholastic
• megaloblastic
• osteoblastic
• photoelastic
• thermoelastic
• viscoelastic
• anaplastic