foralite

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noun

A tube-like marking found in sandstone and other strata.

OriginLatin forare →
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Meanings

nounforalite (plural foralites)

plural foralites

  1. geographyA tube-like marking found in sandstone and other strata.

Origin

  1. Latinforare“to bore”
  2. Englishforalite

From Latin forare (“to bore”) + -lite.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

floriate
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APA

foralite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foralite

MLA

“foralite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foralite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foralite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foralite.

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