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lithosome

lithosome noun: a uniform mass of rock that has different lithology to that of the surrounding rock.

Noun

lithosome (plural lithosomes)

  1. A uniform mass of rock that has different lithology to that of the surrounding rock.

Forms of lithosome

plurallithosomes

Origin of lithosome

From litho- + -some.

Questions about lithosome

What does lithosome mean?
Lithosome means a uniform mass of rock that has different lithology to that of the surrounding rock.
What part of speech is lithosome?
Lithosome is a noun.
What is the plural of lithosome?
The plural of lithosome is lithosomes.

Words near lithosome in the dictionary

  1. lithosiines
  2. lithosite
  3. lithosol
  4. lithosolic
  5. lithosols
  6. lithosome
  7. lithosomes
  8. lithospermate
  9. lithospermates
  10. lithospermic
  11. lithospermic acid

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