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monzonite

monzonite noun: an intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase and orthoclase.

monzonite: an intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase and orthoclase
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Noun

monzonite (countable and uncountable, plural monzonites)

  1. An intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase and orthoclase.
    • Crumbling silvery stone beneath her hand and in front of her face: monzonite, maybe, or one of the lesser schists.2015, N. K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season, Orbit (2016), page 277

Forms of monzonite

pluralmonzonites

Origin of monzonite

From Monzoni in the Italian Tyrol, + -ite.

Words formed from monzonite

Questions about monzonite

What does monzonite mean?
Monzonite means an intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase and orthoclase.
What part of speech is monzonite?
Monzonite is a noun.
What is the plural of monzonite?
The plural of monzonite is monzonites.

Words near monzonite in the dictionary

  1. monzogabbros
  2. monzogranite
  3. monzogranites
  4. monzogranitic
  5. Monzon
  6. monzonite
  7. monzonites
  8. monzonitic
  9. monzonorite
  10. Monzons
  11. Monzos

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