carbonatite
carbonatite noun: any intrusive igneous rock having a majority of carbonate minerals.
Noun
carbonatite (countable and uncountable, plural carbonatites)
Forms of carbonatite
| plural | carbonatites |
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Origin of carbonatite
From carbonate + -ite.
Words formed from carbonatite
- calciocarbonatite
- carbonatitic
- ferrocarbonatite
- magnesiocarbonatite
- natrocarbonatite
- silicocarbonatite
Questions about carbonatite
- What does carbonatite mean?
- Carbonatite means any intrusive igneous rock having a majority of carbonate minerals.
- What part of speech is carbonatite?
- Carbonatite is a noun.
- What is the plural of carbonatite?
- The plural of carbonatite is carbonatites.
Words near carbonatite in the dictionary
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