granulite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gran′yə līt′)


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gran•u•lite  (gran′yə līt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Rocksa metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding.
  • 1840–50; granule + -ite1
gran•u•lit•ic  (gran′yə lit′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 

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