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ambonite

ambonite noun: a mineral consisting of cordierite-bearing hornblende-biotite-andesite.

Noun

ambonite (countable and uncountable, plural ambonites)

  1. A mineral consisting of cordierite-bearing hornblende-biotite-andesite.

Forms of ambonite

pluralambonites

Origin of ambonite

From Ambon + -ite.

Questions about ambonite

What does ambonite mean?
Ambonite means a mineral consisting of cordierite-bearing hornblende-biotite-andesite.
What part of speech is ambonite?
Ambonite is a noun.
What is the plural of ambonite?
The plural of ambonite is ambonites.

Words near ambonite in the dictionary

  1. Amboise
  2. ambon
  3. ambones
  4. Ambonese
  5. Ambonese Malay
  6. ambonite
  7. ambonites
  8. ambonoclast
  9. ambonoclasts
  10. ambons
  11. ambonychiid

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