pyroxenite

English

Etymology

From pyroxene +‎ -ite.

Noun

pyroxenite (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxenites)

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

Translations

mineral

• Catalan: piroxenita f
• Finnish: pyrokseniitti
• French: pyroxénite (fr) f
• Italian: pirossenite f
• Polish: piroksenit m
• Russian: пироксени́т (ru) m (piroksenít)
• Spanish: piroxenita f

Anagrams

• oxypertine, retinopexy