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abyssolith

noun
/əˈbɪs.ə.lɪθ/US

Etymology

From abyss (“deep”) + -lith (“stone”).

  1. derived from ἄβυσσος
  2. derived from abyssus
  3. inherited from abissus
  4. suffixed as abyssolith — “abyss + lith”

Definitions

  1. A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom

    A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.

    • An abyssolith, then, is a mass of rock, generally granite or one of the more basic rocks of this type...

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