LACCOLITH


Meaning of LACCOLITH in English

ˈlakəˌlith noun

also lac·co·lite -līt

( -s )

Etymology: Greek lakkos cistern, pit + English -lith or -lite

: a mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and producing a domic bulging of the overlying strata

• lac·co·lith·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lithik also lac·co·lit·ic -id.ik adjective

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