hypersthenite
hypersthenite · hypersthenites
A more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbroA more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbro; an aggregate of labradorite (feldspar) and hypersthene, of plutonic origin.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbro; an aggregate of labradorite (feldspar) and hypersthene, of plutonic origin.
Origin
From hypersthene + -ite.From hypersthene + -ite.
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Forms
plural: hypersthenites| Singular | hypersthenite |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable