tephrite

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noun

An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.

OriginLatin tephrītis ← Ancient Greek τεφρῖτις →
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Meanings

nountephrite (countable and uncountable, plural tephrites)

plural tephrites

  1. countableuncountablegeographyAn igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτεφρῖτις
  2. Latintephrītis
  3. Englishtephrite

From Latin tephrītis and Ancient Greek τεφρῖτις (tephrîtis). By surface analysis, tephro- + -ite.

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Chicago

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