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orthopyroxenite

orthopyroxenite noun: an ultramafic and ultrabasic rock normally composed of the mineral orthopyroxene.

Noun

orthopyroxenite (plural orthopyroxenites)

  1. An ultramafic and ultrabasic rock normally composed of the mineral orthopyroxene

Forms of orthopyroxenite

pluralorthopyroxenites

Words formed from orthopyroxenite

Questions about orthopyroxenite

What does orthopyroxenite mean?
Orthopyroxenite means an ultramafic and ultrabasic rock normally composed of the mineral orthopyroxene.
What part of speech is orthopyroxenite?
Orthopyroxenite is a noun.
What is the plural of orthopyroxenite?
The plural of orthopyroxenite is orthopyroxenites.

Words near orthopyroxenite in the dictionary

  1. orthoptist
  2. orthoptists
  3. orthoptopically
  4. orthopyroxene
  5. orthopyroxenes
  6. orthopyroxenite
  7. orthopyroxenites
  8. orthopyroxine
  9. orthopædia
  10. orthopædic
  11. orthopædical

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