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pyrolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-ro-lite
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theoretical rock considered to be the best approximation of the composition of Earth's upper mantle, generally considered to be one part tholeiitic basalt and three parts dunite.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pyro- + -lite.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyrolites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pyrolitic

Questions

What does pyrolite mean?
A theoretical rock considered to be the best approximation of the composition of Earth's upper mantle, generally considered to be one part tholeiitic basalt and three parts dunite.
Where does pyrolite come from?
From pyro- + -lite.

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