basaltine

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adjective

Consisting of, or resembling, basalt.

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Meanings

adjectivebasaltine (comparative more basaltine, superlative most basaltine)

comparative more basaltine · superlative most basaltine

  1. obsoleteConsisting of, or resembling, basalt.

    In this character she is represented by a small basaltine figure, of Egyptian sculpture, at Strawberry Hill, which is covered over with symbols of various kinds from top to bottom.

    1786, Richard Payne Knight, On the Worship of Priapus, section X

Origin

From basalt + -ine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

banalsiteabsentialstainableAinstable
Cite this entry
APA

basaltine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basaltine

MLA

“basaltine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basaltine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basaltine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basaltine.

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