— monzonitic /mon'zeuh nit"ik/ , adj.
/mon"zeuh nuyt'/ , n.
any of a group of granular igneous rocks having approximately equal amounts of orthoclase and plagioclase feldspar, intermediate in composition between syenite and diorite.
[ 1880-85; Monzonit, named after Monzoni, mountain in Tyrol; see -ITE 1 ]