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umptekite

umptekite noun: a syenitic rock consisting of microperthite, arfvedsonite, aegirine and, possibly, nepheline.

Noun

umptekite (countable and uncountable, plural umptekites)

  1. A syenitic rock consisting of microperthite, arfvedsonite, aegirine and, possibly, nepheline.
    • The rock-mass in which this umptekite form of hornblende occurs may therefore be called umptekite gabbro.
    • The Beverly syenite includes the alkaline syenites of Beverly, Manchester, Salem, and Marblehead, comprising pulaskites and umptekites.1920, Alfred Reginald Schultz, Oil Possibilities in and Around Baxter Basin, page 85

Forms of umptekite

pluralumptekites

Words formed from umptekite

Questions about umptekite

What does umptekite mean?
Umptekite means a syenitic rock consisting of microperthite, arfvedsonite, aegirine and, possibly, nepheline.
What part of speech is umptekite?
Umptekite is a noun.
What is the plural of umptekite?
The plural of umptekite is umptekites.

Words near umptekite in the dictionary

  1. umpress
  2. umpresses
  3. umps
  4. umpteen
  5. umpteenth
  6. umptekite
  7. umptekites
  8. umptekitic
  9. umptiest
  10. umptieth
  11. umptillion

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