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granulite

noun

Etymology

From granule + -ite.

  1. derived from grānum
  2. borrowed from grānulum
  3. borrowed from granule
  4. suffixed as granulite — “granule + ite”

Definitions

  1. A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets.

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