Definitions for tephrites

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tephrites teph·rite

Spelling: [tef-rahyt]

IPA: /ˈtɛf raɪt/

Tephrites is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 388 anagrams from letters in tephrites (eehiprstt).

Definitions for tephrites

noun

1. a basaltic rock consisting essentially of pyroxene and plagioclase with nepheline or leucite.

Origin of tephrites

1875-80; Greek tephr(ós) ash-colored + -ite¹

Examples for tephrites

Teph′ritoid, a variety of tephrite; Tephi′roite, a reddish silicate of manganese.

tephrite, tef′rīt, n. a name applied to certain modern volcanic rocks.