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fulgurite

fulgurite noun: glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material.

Noun

fulgurite (countable and uncountable, plural fulgurites)

  1. Glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material.

Synonyms of fulgurite

Forms of fulgurite

pluralfulgurites

Origin of fulgurite

From Latin fulgur + -ite.

Questions about fulgurite

What does fulgurite mean?
Fulgurite means glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material.
What part of speech is fulgurite?
Fulgurite is a noun.
What is the plural of fulgurite?
The plural of fulgurite is fulgurites.

Words near fulgurite in the dictionary

  1. fulgurating
  2. fulguration
  3. fulgurations
  4. fulgurator
  5. fulgurators
  6. fulgurite
  7. fulgurites
  8. fulgurous
  9. fulgurously
  10. fulgury
  11. Fulhadhoo

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