HYPOCRYSTALLINE
Etymology
Adjective
hypocrystalline (not comparable)
(geology, of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
Source: Wiktionary
Hyp`o*crys"tal*line, a. Etym: [Pref. hypo- + crystalline.] (Crystallog.)
Definition: Partly crystalline; -- said of rock which consists of crystals imbedded in a glassy ground mass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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