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microperthite

microperthite noun: perthite in which the intergrowths are on a microscopic scale.

Noun

microperthite (countable and uncountable, plural microperthites)

  1. perthite in which the intergrowths are on a microscopic scale

Forms of microperthite

pluralmicroperthites

Origin of microperthite

From micro- + perthite.

Words formed from microperthite

Questions about microperthite

What does microperthite mean?
Microperthite means perthite in which the intergrowths are on a microscopic scale.
What part of speech is microperthite?
Microperthite is a noun.
What is the plural of microperthite?
The plural of microperthite is microperthites.

Words near microperthite in the dictionary

  1. microperoxidases
  2. microperson
  3. micropersons
  4. microperspective
  5. microperspectives
  6. microperthite
  7. microperthites
  8. microperthitic
  9. micropestle
  10. micropestles
  11. micropetalous

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