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spilite

spilite noun: a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc.

Noun

spilite (plural spilites)

  1. a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc.

Forms of spilite

pluralspilites

Words formed from spilite

Questions about spilite

What does spilite mean?
Spilite means a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc.
What part of speech is spilite?
Spilite is a noun.
What is the plural of spilite?
The plural of spilite is spilites.

Words near spilite in the dictionary

  1. spiles
  2. spilikin
  3. spilikins
  4. spiling
  5. spilings
  6. spilite
  7. spilites
  8. spilitic
  9. spilitization
  10. spilitizations
  11. spilitize

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