pyroxenite
pyroxenite · pyroxenites
пироксенит
A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts…A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
/paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
пироксени́тpiroksenít
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
mineral:
Forms
plural: pyroxenites| Singular | pyroxenite |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedpyroxenitic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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