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granitoid

granitoid adjective: resembling granite.

Adjective

granitoid (comparative more granitoid, superlative most granitoid)

  1. Resembling granite.
    • granitoid gneiss

Noun

granitoid (plural granitoids)

  1. Any mineral that resembles granite.

Forms of granitoid

Adjective
comparativemore granitoid
superlativemost granitoid
Noun
pluralgranitoids

Origin of granitoid

From granite + -oid.

Questions about granitoid

What does granitoid mean?
Granitoid means resembling granite.
What part of speech is granitoid?
Granitoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near granitoid in the dictionary

  1. granitizations
  2. granitize
  3. granitized
  4. granitizes
  5. granitizing
  6. granitoid
  7. granitoids
  8. granivore
  9. granivores
  10. granivorous
  11. granivory

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