phanerite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + -ite.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editphanerite (not comparable)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “phanerite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Noun
editphanerite (plural phanerites)
- (geology, petrology) An igneous rock composed of macroscopic mineral crystals (coarse grains large enough to be visible to the naked eye).
Antonyms
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