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shoshonite

shoshonite noun: a form of trachyandesite richer in potassium than sodium.

Noun

shoshonite (plural shoshonites)

  1. A form of trachyandesite richer in potassium than sodium

Forms of shoshonite

pluralshoshonites

Origin of shoshonite

From Shoshone + -ite (named for the Shoshone River in Wyoming).

Words formed from shoshonite

Questions about shoshonite

What does shoshonite mean?
Shoshonite means a form of trachyandesite richer in potassium than sodium.
What part of speech is shoshonite?
Shoshonite is a noun.
What is the plural of shoshonite?
The plural of shoshonite is shoshonites.

Words near shoshonite in the dictionary

  1. Shoshonee
  2. Shoshones
  3. Shoshoni
  4. Shoshonian
  5. Shoshonis
  6. shoshonite
  7. shoshonites
  8. shoshonitic
  9. Shostak
  10. Shostakovian
  11. Shostakovich

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