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tempestite

tempestite noun: a sedimentary material that is the result of a severe storm.

Noun

tempestite (plural tempestites)

  1. A sedimentary material that is the result of a severe storm.

Forms of tempestite

pluraltempestites

Origin of tempestite

From tempest + -ite.

Questions about tempestite

What does tempestite mean?
Tempestite means a sedimentary material that is the result of a severe storm.
What part of speech is tempestite?
Tempestite is a noun.
What is the plural of tempestite?
The plural of tempestite is tempestites.

Words near tempestite in the dictionary

  1. tempestarius
  2. Tempestas
  3. tempested
  4. tempestful
  5. tempesting
  6. tempestite
  7. tempestites
  8. tempestive
  9. tempestively
  10. tempestivities
  11. tempestivity

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