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limburgite

limburgite noun: a dark volcanic rock resembling basalt and consisting essentially of olivine and augite with a brownish glassy groundmass.

Noun

limburgite (countable and uncountable, plural limburgites)

  1. A dark volcanic rock resembling basalt and consisting essentially of olivine and augite with a brownish glassy groundmass.

Forms of limburgite

plurallimburgites

Origin of limburgite

From Limburg + -ite.

Words formed from limburgite

Questions about limburgite

What does limburgite mean?
Limburgite means a dark volcanic rock resembling basalt and consisting essentially of olivine and augite with a brownish glassy groundmass.
What part of speech is limburgite?
Limburgite is a noun.
What is the plural of limburgite?
The plural of limburgite is limburgites.

Words near limburgite in the dictionary

  1. Limburgers
  2. Limburgian
  3. Limburgians
  4. Limburgic
  5. Limburgish
  6. limburgite
  7. limburgites
  8. limburgitic
  9. Limburgs
  10. limbus
  11. limbuses

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