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DACITE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dacite" is a kind of...):
volcanic rock (extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth)
Meronyms (substance of "dacite"):
oligoclase; plagioclase (any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks)
Derivation:
dacitic (relating to or consisting of dacite)
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