pyroxenite

English

Etymology

From pyroxene +‎ -ite.

Noun

pyroxenite (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxenites)

(geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.

Anagrams

oxypertine, retinopexy

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