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kersantite

kersantite noun: a lamprophyre mineral containing biotite and plagioclase.

Noun

kersantite (countable and uncountable, plural kersantites)

  1. A lamprophyre mineral containing biotite and plagioclase.

Forms of kersantite

pluralkersantites

Origin of kersantite

From Breton, after the village of Kersanton, Brittany, France, where the rock was first identified.

Questions about kersantite

What does kersantite mean?
Kersantite means a lamprophyre mineral containing biotite and plagioclase.
What part of speech is kersantite?
Kersantite is a noun.
What is the plural of kersantite?
The plural of kersantite is kersantites.

Words near kersantite in the dictionary

  1. Kerrymen
  2. Kerryn
  3. Kerrywoman
  4. Kerrywomen
  5. kers
  6. kersantite
  7. kersanton
  8. kersantons
  9. Kerschner
  10. Kerschners
  11. kersenneh

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