hypersthenite

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noun

A more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbro; an aggregate of labradorite (feldspar) and hypersthene, of plutonic origin.

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Meanings

nounhypersthenite (countable and uncountable, plural hypersthenites)

plural hypersthenites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbro; an aggregate of labradorite (feldspar) and hypersthene, of plutonic origin.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hyperite

Origin

From hypersthene + -ite.

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APA

hypersthenite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersthenite

MLA

“hypersthenite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersthenite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypersthenite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersthenite.

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