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laccolite

laccolite is the alternative form of laccolith.

Meaning of laccolith

Noun

laccolith (plural laccoliths)

  1. A mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes.
  2. A mass similar to lopolith but concave up.

Forms of laccolite

plurallaccolites

Questions about laccolite

What is laccolite the alternative form of?
Laccolite is the alternative form of laccolith.

Words near laccolite in the dictionary

  1. laccic
  2. laccic acid
  3. laccin
  4. laccine
  5. laccol
  6. laccolite
  7. laccolites
  8. laccolith
  9. laccolithic
  10. laccoliths
  11. laccolitic

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