APLITE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars

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Nouns denoting substances

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

igneous rock (rock formed by the solidification of molten magma)

Derivation:

aplitic (of or related to aplite)

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