English
helicitic
From helic- + -itic.
A compound of helic- + -itic
Ancient Greek ἕλιξ ‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’
English helic-
Today it means
adj Pertaining to a texture in metamorphic rocks where minerals contain contorted microscopic inclusions that represent the original bedding or alignment of the parent rock.
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Etymograph / helicitic