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hypersthenite

hypersthenite noun: a more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbro; an aggregate of labradorite (feldspar) and hypersthene, of plutonic origin.

Noun

hypersthenite (countable and uncountable, plural hypersthenites)

  1. A more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbro; an aggregate of labradorite (feldspar) and hypersthene, of plutonic origin.

Forms of hypersthenite

pluralhypersthenites

Origin of hypersthenite

From hypersthene + -ite.

Questions about hypersthenite

What does hypersthenite mean?
Hypersthenite means a more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbro; an aggregate of labradorite (feldspar) and hypersthene, of plutonic origin.
What part of speech is hypersthenite?
Hypersthenite is a noun.
What is the plural of hypersthenite?
The plural of hypersthenite is hypersthenites.

Words near hypersthenite in the dictionary

  1. hypersthenes
  2. hypersthenia
  3. hypersthenias
  4. hypersthenic
  5. hypersthenics
  6. hypersthenite
  7. hypersthenites
  8. hypersthenuria
  9. hypersthenuric
  10. hyperstimulate
  11. hyperstimulated

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