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phonolites

phonolites is the plural of phonolite.

Meaning of phonolite

Noun

phonolite (countable and uncountable, plural phonolites)

  1. A light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars.
    • The Lomekwi tools are far larger and are made of basalt and phonolite—rocks that are denser than the quartz and quartzite rocks the capuchins use.2017 January, Kate Wong, “Monkeys Make Stone ‘Tools’ That Bear a Striking Resemblance to Early Human Artifacts”, in Scientific American, New York, N.Y.: Springer Nature America, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    clinkstone

Questions about phonolites

What is phonolites the plural of?
Phonolites is the plural of phonolite.

Words near phonolites in the dictionary

  1. phonoideogram
  2. phonoideograms
  3. phonol
  4. phonolexical
  5. phonolite
  6. phonolites
  7. phonolitic
  8. phonolocate
  9. phonolocated
  10. phonologer
  11. phonologers

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