Poikiloblastic
[poi-kil-uh-blas-tik, poi-kuh-luh-] /pɔɪˌkɪl əˈblæs tɪk, ˌpɔɪ kə lə-/
adjective, Petrography.
1.
(of metamorphic rocks) having small grains of one mineral embedded in metacrysts of another mineral.
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- Poikilotherm
poikilotherm poi·ki·lo·therm (poi’kə-lə-thûrm’, poi-kĭl’ə-) n. An organism, such as a fish or reptile, having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of its surroundings; an ectotherm. poikilotherm (poi-kĭl’ə-thûrm’) See ectotherm.
- Poikilothermal
[poi-kuh-loh-thur-mik, poi-kil-uh-] /ˌpɔɪ kə loʊˈθɜr mɪk, pɔɪˌkɪl ə-/ adjective, Zoology. 1. (def 1 .) (opposed to ). /ˌpɔɪkɪləʊˈθɜːmɪk/ adjective 1. (of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the surroundings Compare homoiothermic poikilothermic poi·ki·lo·ther·mic (poi’kə-lō-thûr’mĭk) or poi·ki·lo·ther·mal (-məl) or poi·ki·lo·ther·mous (-məs) adj. poi’ki·lo·ther’mi·a or poi’ki·lo·ther’mism n.