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psephite

psephite noun: a sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fragments that are coarser than sand and which are enclosed in a matrix that varies in kind and amount.

Noun

psephite (countable and uncountable, plural psephites)

  1. A sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fragments that are coarser than sand and which are enclosed in a matrix that varies in kind and amount.

Forms of psephite

pluralpsephites

Origin of psephite

From Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”) + -ite.

Words formed from psephite

Questions about psephite

What does psephite mean?
Psephite means a sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fragments that are coarser than sand and which are enclosed in a matrix that varies in kind and amount.
What part of speech is psephite?
Psephite is a noun.
What is the plural of psephite?
The plural of psephite is psephites.

Words near psephite in the dictionary

  1. psephenids
  2. psephism
  3. psephisma
  4. psephismata
  5. psephisms
  6. psephite
  7. psephites
  8. psephitic
  9. psepho-
  10. psephocracy
  11. psephocratic

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