xenocrystal

English

Etymology

From xeno- +‎ crystal.

Noun

xenocrystal (plural xenocrystals)

1. (geology) Alternative form of xenocryst
   • 2015 October 13, “A Human Deciduous Tooth and New 40Ar/39Ar Dating Results from the Middle Pleistocene Archaeological Site of Isernia La Pineta, Southern Italy”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     The absence of xenocrystal contamination reinforces the primary character of this layer.