autocryst

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noun

A crystal formed from the same melt as the volcanic rock which hosts it.

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Meanings

nounautocryst (plural autocrysts)

plural autocrysts

  1. geographyA crystal formed from the same melt as the volcanic rock which hosts it.

Origin

From auto- + -cryst

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APA

autocryst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocryst

MLA

“autocryst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocryst. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autocryst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocryst.

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