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mesocratic definition

meso·cratic (mes′ə krat′ik, mez′-)

adjective

containing 30 to 60 percent of heavy, dark minerals: said esp. of igneous rocks

Etymology: < meso- + Gr kratein, to rule (< kratos, strength: see hard) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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