groundmass

noun

Meaning

The matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded.

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Related words

holocrystalline(English)aphanitic(English)cryptocrystalline(English)felsitic(English)microlitic(English)geological matrix(English)matrix(English)megacryst(English)

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