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rhyolite

/ˈɹaɪ.əˌlaɪt/

rhyolite noun: an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.

Noun

rhyolite (countable and uncountable, plural rhyolites)

  1. An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.

Proper noun capitalized: Rhyolite

Rhyolite

  1. A ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.

Synonyms of rhyolite

Forms of rhyolite

pluralrhyolites

Origin of rhyolite

Coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen as German Rhyolith, from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) (modified to + -lite).

From rhyolite, the rock.

Words formed from rhyolite

Questions about rhyolite

What does rhyolite mean?
Rhyolite means an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
What part of speech is rhyolite?
Rhyolite can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce rhyolite?
Rhyolite is pronounced /ˈɹaɪ.əˌlaɪt/.
What is the plural of rhyolite?
The plural of rhyolite is rhyolites.

Words near rhyolite in the dictionary

  1. rhyniopsid
  2. Rhynsburger
  3. rhyodacite
  4. rhyodacites
  5. rhyodacitic
  6. rhyolite
  7. rhyolites
  8. rhyolithic
  9. rhyolitic
  10. rhyparochromid
  11. rhyparochromids

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