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lamprophyre

lamprophyre noun: an uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.

Noun

lamprophyre (plural lamprophyres)

  1. An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.

Forms of lamprophyre

plurallamprophyres

Origin of lamprophyre

From Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “bright”) + φύρω (phúrō, “to mix”).

Words formed from lamprophyre

Questions about lamprophyre

What does lamprophyre mean?
Lamprophyre means an uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.
What part of speech is lamprophyre?
Lamprophyre is a noun.
What is the plural of lamprophyre?
The plural of lamprophyre is lamprophyres.

Words near lamprophyre in the dictionary

  1. lamprophiids
  2. lamprophonic
  3. lamprophony
  4. lamprophyllite
  5. lamprophyllites
  6. lamprophyre
  7. lamprophyres
  8. lamprophyric
  9. lampropid
  10. lampropids
  11. lamps

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