arenite
[ ar-uh-nahyt, uh-ree- ]
/ ˈær əˌnaɪt, əˈri- /
noun Geology.
Origin of arenite
< Latin (
h)arēn(a) sand +
-ite1
Words nearby arenite
arenaviridae,
arenavirus,
arendt,
arene,
arenicolous,
arenite,
arenose,
arensky,
areo-,
areocentric,
areography
British Dictionary definitions for arenite
arenite
/ (ˈærəˌnaɪt, əˈriː-) /
noun
any arenaceous rock; a sandstone
Derived forms of arenite
arenitic (ˌærəˈnɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for arenite
C20: from Latin
harēna sand +
-ite
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