phanerite
/ˈfæn.əˌɹaɪt/
phanerite noun: an igneous rock composed of macroscopic mineral crystals (coarse grains large enough to be visible to the naked eye).
Noun
phanerite (countable and uncountable, plural phanerites)
- An igneous rock composed of macroscopic mineral crystals (coarse grains large enough to be visible to the naked eye).
Antonyms of phanerite
Forms of phanerite
| plural | phanerites |
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Origin of phanerite
From Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + -ite.
Words formed from phanerite
Words that rhyme with phanerite
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- knight
- slight
- Dwight
- height
- sight
- night
- sprite
- fight
- parasite
- site
- alight
- smite
- all right
- blight
- might
- mite
- skite
- cite
- indite
- lite
- outright
- plight
- bight
- excite
- ignite
- invite
- overnight
- uptight
- wight
- accite
- alright
- benight
- bewrite
- blite
- copyright
- despite
- dight
- disunite
- finite
- flite
- hight
- incite
- recite
- relight
- rewrite
- sleight
- spite
- spright
Questions about phanerite
- What does phanerite mean?
- Phanerite means an igneous rock composed of macroscopic mineral crystals (coarse grains large enough to be visible to the naked eye).
- What part of speech is phanerite?
- Phanerite is a noun.
- How do you pronounce phanerite?
- Phanerite is pronounced /ˈfæn.əˌɹaɪt/.
- What is the plural of phanerite?
- The plural of phanerite is phanerites.
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