helicitic

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/ˈhɛlɪsɪtɪk/

adjective

Pertaining to a texture in metamorphic rocks where minerals contain contorted microscopic inclusions that represent the original bedding or alignment of the parent rock.

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Meanings

adjectivehelicitic (not comparable)

alternative helizitic

  1. not comparablegeographyPertaining to a texture in metamorphic rocks where minerals contain contorted microscopic inclusions that represent the original bedding or alignment of the parent rock.

Origin

From helic- + -itic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with helicitic

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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