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phenocryst

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phe=no=cryst

CIDE DICTIONARY

phenocrystn. [Gr. to appear + crystal.].
     One of the prominent embedded crystals of a porphyry.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

phenocryst, n. a large or conspicuous crystal in porphyritic rock.

Etymology
F ph{eacute}nocryste (as PHENO-, CRYSTAL)

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