xenolith

English

Etymology

From xeno- +‎ -lith.

Noun

xenolith (plural xenoliths)

1. (geology) Any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.

Translations

geology: any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found

• Finnish: ksenoliitti (fi)
• French: xénolithe (fr) m
• German: Xenolith (de) m
• Hungarian: zárvány (hu)
• Irish: xéinilit f
• Italian: xenolite m
• Portuguese: xenólito m
• Spanish: xenolito m