Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xenolith

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xeno-lith
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.

Etymology

From xeno- + -lith.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: xeno
Suffix: lith

Inflected Forms

xenoliths (plural)

Derived Forms

xenolithic

Questions

What does xenolith mean?: Any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.
Where does xenolith come from?: From xeno- + -lith.

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