PERIDOTITE


Meaning of PERIDOTITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈri-də-ˌtīt ]

noun

Etymology: French péridotite, from péridot

Date: 1878

: any of a group of granular igneous rocks composed of ferromagnesian minerals and especially olivine

• pe·ri·do·tit·ic pə-ˌri-də-ˈti-tik adjective

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