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komatiite

komatiite noun: any of a class of ultramafic mantle-derived volcanic rocks that have a high magnesium content.

Noun

komatiite (countable and uncountable, plural komatiites)

  1. Any of a class of ultramafic mantle-derived volcanic rocks that have a high magnesium content.

Forms of komatiite

pluralkomatiites

Origin of komatiite

From Komati + -ite.

Words formed from komatiite

Questions about komatiite

What does komatiite mean?
Komatiite means any of a class of ultramafic mantle-derived volcanic rocks that have a high magnesium content.
What part of speech is komatiite?
Komatiite is a noun.
What is the plural of komatiite?
The plural of komatiite is komatiites.

Words near komatiite in the dictionary

  1. komast
  2. komastic
  3. komasts
  4. komatasukui
  5. Komati
  6. komatiite
  7. komatiites
  8. komatiitic
  9. komatik
  10. komatiks
  11. Komatis

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