MYRMEKITE


Meaning of MYRMEKITE in English

ˈmərməˌkīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: German myrmekit, from Greek myrmēkia anthill, wart (from myrmēk- myrmec-) + German -it -ite

: an intergrowth of vermicular quartz and feldspar (as oligoclase) formed during the later stages in the consolidation of an igneous rock

• myr·me·kit·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kid.ik adjective

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