homeoblastic

adjective

ho·​meo·​blas·​tic

¦hōmēō¦blastik,

¦häm-

: having a texture corresponding to the equigranular in igneous rock and grains of approximately equal size

—used of metamorphic rock

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary home- + -blastic; originally formed as German homöoblastisch

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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