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sphenolith

sphenolith noun: a wedge-shaped mass of igneous rock that intrudes into surrounding layers.

Noun

sphenolith (plural sphenoliths)

  1. A wedge-shaped mass of igneous rock that intrudes into surrounding layers.

Forms of sphenolith

pluralsphenoliths

Questions about sphenolith

What does sphenolith mean?
Sphenolith means a wedge-shaped mass of igneous rock that intrudes into surrounding layers.
What part of speech is sphenolith?
Sphenolith is a noun.
What is the plural of sphenolith?
The plural of sphenolith is sphenoliths.

Words near sphenolith in the dictionary

  1. sphenoidectomies
  2. sphenoidectomy
  3. sphenoidotomies
  4. sphenoidotomy
  5. sphenoids
  6. sphenolith
  7. sphenomalar
  8. sphenomandibular
  9. sphenomaxillary
  10. sphenomaxillary fossa
  11. sphenomaxillary fossae

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