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phanerocrystalline
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[fan-uh-roh-kris-tl-in, -ahyn]
adjective
Petrography.
(of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
phanerocrystalline
/ -ˌlaɪn, ˌfænərəʊˈkrɪstəlɪn /
adjective
(of igneous and metamorphic rocks) having a crystalline structure in which the crystals are large enough to be seen with the naked eye
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phanerocrystalline1
1860–65; < Greek Աó ( s ) visible, manifest + crystalline
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phanerocrystalline1
C19: from Greek phaneros visible + crystalline
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