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gabbronite

gabbronite noun: a compact variety of scapolite, resembling gabbro.

Noun

gabbronite (usually uncountable, plural gabbronites)

  1. (usually) A compact variety of scapolite, resembling gabbro.

Forms of gabbronite

pluralgabbronites

Origin of gabbronite

From gabbro + -n- + -ite.

Questions about gabbronite

What does gabbronite mean?
Gabbronite means a compact variety of scapolite, resembling gabbro.
What part of speech is gabbronite?
Gabbronite is a noun.
What is the plural of gabbronite?
The plural of gabbronite is gabbronites.

Words near gabbronite in the dictionary

  1. gabbrodioritic
  2. gabbrodolerite
  3. gabbrodolerites
  4. gabbroic
  5. gabbroid
  6. gabbronite
  7. gabbronites
  8. gabbronorite
  9. gabbronorites
  10. gabbronoritic
  11. gabbropegmatite

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