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Xenolith Moderate

Xenolith has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded

2

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

See Also
xenolithic agmatite origin xenoliths rock autolith igneous
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rock
Rhyming Words
ith dith tith sith gith rith kith vith eith with lith leith faith saith edith grith crith stith laith whith
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