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peperite

peperite noun: a type of volcaniclastic rock consisting of sedimentary rock that contains fragments of younger igneous material and is formed when magma comes into contact with wet sediments.

Noun

peperite (plural peperites)

  1. A type of volcaniclastic rock consisting of sedimentary rock that contains fragments of younger igneous material and is formed when magma comes into contact with wet sediments.

Forms of peperite

pluralpeperites

Questions about peperite

What does peperite mean?
Peperite means a type of volcaniclastic rock consisting of sedimentary rock that contains fragments of younger igneous material and is formed when magma comes into contact with wet sediments.
What part of speech is peperite?
Peperite is a noun.
What is the plural of peperite?
The plural of peperite is peperites.

Words near peperite in the dictionary

  1. peperin
  2. peperine
  3. peperines
  4. peperino
  5. peperinos
  6. peperite
  7. pepernoot
  8. pepernoots
  9. peperomia
  10. peperomias
  11. peperoncini

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