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Pyroxenite

Noun CEFR B2
paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt

Definitions

A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolpiroxenita
Françaispyroxénite
Italianopirossenite
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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pyroxenoid pyroxferroite pyroxmangite pyroxychlor pyroxyfur pyroxyl

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