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DIORITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diorite mean?
• DIORITE (noun)
The noun DIORITE has 1 sense:
1. a granular crystalline intrusive rock
Familiarity information: DIORITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A granular crystalline intrusive rock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("diorite" is a kind of...):
igneous rock (rock formed by the solidification of molten magma)
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