granoblastic
adjective
gran·o·blas·tic
\¦granō¦blastik\
Definition of granoblastic
of a rock
: having a texture in which the fragments are irregular and angular and appear like a mosaic under the microscope
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Origin and Etymology of granoblastic
International Scientific Vocabulary grano- + blastic; originally formed as German granoblastisch
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