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abyssolith

US/əˈbɪs.ə.lɪθ/

abyssolith noun: a mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.

Noun

abyssolith (plural abyssoliths)

  1. A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
    • An abyssolith, then, is a mass of rock, generally granite or one of the more basic rocks of this type...1920, Amadeus William Grabau, A Textbook of Geology: General Geology

Forms of abyssolith

pluralabyssoliths

Origin of abyssolith

From abyss (“deep”) + -lith (“stone”).

Questions about abyssolith

What does abyssolith mean?
Abyssolith means a mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
What part of speech is abyssolith?
Abyssolith is a noun.
How do you pronounce abyssolith?
Abyssolith is pronounced /əˈbɪs.ə.lɪθ/ (US).
What is the plural of abyssolith?
The plural of abyssolith is abyssoliths.

Words near abyssolith in the dictionary

  1. abyssobenthic
  2. abyssochrysid
  3. abyssochrysids
  4. abyssochrysoid
  5. abyssochrysoids
  6. abyssolith
  7. abyssolithic
  8. abyssoliths
  9. abyssomicin
  10. abyssomicins
  11. abyssopelagic

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