Definitions for tephrite

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tephrite teph·rite

Spelling: [tef-rahyt]

IPA: /ˈtɛf raɪt/

Tephrite is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 168 anagrams from letters in tephrite (eehiprtt).

Definitions for tephrite

noun

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

Origin of tephrite

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

Examples for tephrite

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

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