Definition of homeoblastic
:having a texture corresponding to the equigranular in igneous rock and grains of approximately equal size
—used of metamorphic rock
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homeoblastic
adjective
ho·meo·blas·tic
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¦hōmēō¦blastik
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¦häm-
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Origin and Etymology of homeoblastic
International Scientific Vocabulary home- + -blastic; originally formed as German homöoblastisch
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