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pyrolite

pyrolite noun: a theoretical rock considered to be the best approximation of the composition of Earth's upper mantle, generally considered to be one part tholeiitic basalt and three parts dunite.

Noun

pyrolite (countable and uncountable, plural pyrolites)

  1. A theoretical rock considered to be the best approximation of the composition of Earth's upper mantle, generally considered to be one part tholeiitic basalt and three parts dunite.

Forms of pyrolite

pluralpyrolites

Origin of pyrolite

From pyro- + -lite.

Questions about pyrolite

What does pyrolite mean?
Pyrolite means a theoretical rock considered to be the best approximation of the composition of Earth's upper mantle, generally considered to be one part tholeiitic basalt and three parts dunite.
What part of speech is pyrolite?
Pyrolite is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrolite?
The plural of pyrolite is pyrolites.

Words near pyrolite in the dictionary

  1. pyrolignic
  2. pyrolignite
  3. pyrolignites
  4. pyrolignous
  5. pyrolisis
  6. pyrolite
  7. pyrolites
  8. pyrolithic
  9. pyrolitic
  10. pyrolizable
  11. pyrolization

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