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cinerite

cinerite noun: a sedimentary rock composed mostly of volcanic ash.

Noun

cinerite (plural cinerites)

  1. A sedimentary rock composed mostly of volcanic ash

Forms of cinerite

pluralcinerites

Origin of cinerite

Ultimately from Latin cinis (“ash”) and -ite.

Questions about cinerite

What does cinerite mean?
Cinerite means a sedimentary rock composed mostly of volcanic ash.
What part of speech is cinerite?
Cinerite is a noun.
What is the plural of cinerite?
The plural of cinerite is cinerites.

Words near cinerite in the dictionary

  1. cinereous vultures
  2. cinereously
  3. cinerescent
  4. cinerin
  5. cinerins
  6. cinerite
  7. cinerites
  8. cineritious
  9. cineroentgenography
  10. cinerolone
  11. cinerous

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