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hornblendic

hornblendic adjective: of or pertaining to hornblende.

Adjective

hornblendic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to hornblende.
    • hornblendic schism
    • ...a gloomy sea of hornblendic granite...1864, Fitz-Hugh Ludlow, The Atlantic

Origin of hornblendic

From hornblende + -ic.

Words formed from hornblendic

Questions about hornblendic

What does hornblendic mean?
Hornblendic means of or pertaining to hornblende.
What part of speech is hornblendic?
Hornblendic is an adjective.

Words near hornblendic in the dictionary

  1. Hornbergers
  2. hornbill
  3. hornbills
  4. hornblende
  5. hornblendes
  6. hornblendic
  7. hornblendite
  8. hornblendites
  9. hornblenditic
  10. hornblendization
  11. hornblower

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