WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
eu•crite
(yo̅o̅′krīt),USA pronunciation n. [Petrog.]
- Rocksa basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- Greek eúkritos readily chosen, equivalent. to eu- eu- + kritós separated (verbid of krí̄nein)
- German Eukrit
- 1895–1900