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tonalite

tonalite noun: an igneous, plutonic rock composed mainly of plagioclase.

Noun

tonalite (countable and uncountable, plural tonalites)

  1. An igneous, plutonic rock composed mainly of plagioclase.
  2. (dated) Quartz diorite.

Forms of tonalite

pluraltonalites

Origin of tonalite

Tonale + -ite

Words formed from tonalite

Questions about tonalite

What does tonalite mean?
Tonalite means an igneous, plutonic rock composed mainly of plagioclase.
What part of speech is tonalite?
Tonalite is a noun.
What is the plural of tonalite?
The plural of tonalite is tonalites.

Words near tonalite in the dictionary

  1. tonalising
  2. tonalism
  3. tonalist
  4. tonalistic
  5. tonalists
  6. tonalite
  7. tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite
  8. tonalites
  9. tonalitic
  10. tonalities
  11. tonalitive

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