ANORTHITE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("anorthite" is a kind of...):

oligoclase; plagioclase (any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks)

Derivation:

anorthitic (characteristic of anorthite)

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