melanocratic

adjective

mel·​a·​no·​crat·​ic

¦melənō¦kratik

of igneous rock

: having predominantly dark mineral constituents compare leucocratic, mesocratic

Word History

Etymology

melan- + Greek kratein to be strong, rule (akin to Greek kratos strength) + English -ic

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