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pyroxenite

/paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt/

pyroxenite noun: a heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.

Noun

pyroxenite (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxenites)

  1. A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.

Forms of pyroxenite

pluralpyroxenites

Origin of pyroxenite

From pyroxene + -ite.

Words formed from pyroxenite

Questions about pyroxenite

What does pyroxenite mean?
Pyroxenite means a heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
What part of speech is pyroxenite?
Pyroxenite is a noun.
How do you pronounce pyroxenite?
Pyroxenite is pronounced /paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt/.
What is the plural of pyroxenite?
The plural of pyroxenite is pyroxenites.

Words near pyroxenite in the dictionary

  1. pyroxanthogen
  2. pyroxasulfone
  3. pyroxene
  4. pyroxenes
  5. pyroxenic
  6. pyroxenite
  7. pyroxenites
  8. pyroxenitic
  9. pyroxenoid
  10. pyroxenoids
  11. pyroxferroite

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