tephrite
[ tef-rahyt ]
/ ˈtɛf raɪt /
noun Petrography.
a basaltic rock consisting essentially of pyroxene and plagioclase with nepheline or leucite.
Origin of tephrite
1875–80; < Greek
tephr(ós) ash-colored +
-ite1
OTHER WORDS FROM tephrite
teph·rit·ic [tef-rit-ik] /tɛfˈrɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby tephrite
tepee,
tepefy,
tepexpán man,
tephillin,
tephra,
tephrite,
tephrochronology,
tephroite,
tepic,
tepid,
tepp
Example sentences from the Web for tephrite
Teph′ritoid, a variety of tephrite; Tephi′roite, a reddish silicate of manganese.
Tephrite, tef′rīt, n. a name applied to certain modern volcanic rocks.
British Dictionary definitions for tephrite
tephrite
/ (ˈtɛfraɪt) /
noun
a variety of basalt containing plagioclase, augite, and a feldspathoid, commonly nepheline, or leucite
Derived forms of tephrite
tephritic (tɪˈfrɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for tephrite
C17: from Greek
tephros, from
tephra ashes; see
-ite
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