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autolith

autolith noun: a rock fragment that has become enveloped in a larger rock of a similar type, during the latter's development and hardening.

Noun

autolith (plural autoliths)

  1. A rock fragment that has become enveloped in a larger rock of a similar type, during the latter's development and hardening.

Forms of autolith

pluralautoliths

Origin of autolith

From auto- + -lith.

Questions about autolith

What does autolith mean?
Autolith means a rock fragment that has become enveloped in a larger rock of a similar type, during the latter's development and hardening.
What part of speech is autolith?
Autolith is a noun.
What is the plural of autolith?
The plural of autolith is autoliths.

Words near autolith in the dictionary

  1. autolinguonym
  2. autolinguonyms
  3. autolipophagosome
  4. autolipophagosomes
  5. autolipophagy
  6. autolith
  7. autolithic
  8. autolithified
  9. autolithify
  10. autolithograph
  11. autolithographed

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