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trachyte

UK/ˈtɹeɪkʌɪt/

trachyte noun: a pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.

Noun

trachyte (countable and uncountable, plural trachytes)

  1. A pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.
    • The type of rock that results is often described as trachyte and contains abundant crystals of a different kind of alkali-rich feldspar, such as sanidine, rather than plagioclase.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 52

Forms of trachyte

pluraltrachytes

Origin of trachyte

From French trachyte, from Ancient Greek τρᾱχύς (trākhús, “rough”).

Words formed from trachyte

Questions about trachyte

What does trachyte mean?
Trachyte means a pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.
What part of speech is trachyte?
Trachyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce trachyte?
Trachyte is pronounced /ˈtɹeɪkʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of trachyte?
The plural of trachyte is trachytes.

Words near trachyte in the dictionary

  1. trachyphonolitic
  2. trachypone
  3. trachypones
  4. trachypterid
  5. trachypterids
  6. trachyte
  7. trachytes
  8. trachytic
  9. trachytid
  10. trachytids
  11. trachytoid

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