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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
xenocryst /ˈzɛnə(ʊ)krɪst/

▶noun Geology a crystal in an igneous rock which is not derived from the original magma.

– derivatives
xenocrystic adjective.

– origin C19: from xeno- + crystal.

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