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trachyte

Noun CEFR B2
ˈtɹeɪkʌɪt

Definitions

A pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoltraquita
Françaistrachyte
DeutschTrachyt
3 more languages
Nederlandstrachiet
Русскийтрахи́т

Examples

“The type⟳ of rock that results is often described as trachyte and contains abundant crystals of a different kind of alkali-rich feldspar, such as sanidine, rather than plagioclase.”

CEFR level

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