| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Partly crystalline; -- said of rock which consists of crystals imbedded in a glassy ground mass.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb hypocrystallinely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hypocrystallinely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hypocrystalline.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HYPOCRYSTALLINE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Note: Hypocrystalline \Hyp`o*crys"tal*line\, adjective. [Prefix hypo- crystalline.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HYPOCRYSTALLINE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | Said of the texture of an igneous rock that has crystalline components in a glassy groundmass, the ratio of crystals to glass being between 7:1 and5:3. Syn: merocrystalline. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
