laccolith

lac·co·lith

noun \ˈla-kə-ˌlith\

Definition of LACCOLITH

: a mass of igneous rock that is intruded between sedimentary beds and produces a domical bulging of the overlying strata

— lac·co·lith·ic \ˌla-kə-ˈli-thik\ adjective

Origin of LACCOLITH

Greek lakkos pond, reservoir + English -lith — more at lake

First Known Use: 1879

Rhymes with LACCOLITH

batholith, be friends with, come out with, come up with, complete with, coppersmith, dispense with, eolith, fall in with, gastrolith, Granny Smith, have done with, Hindemith, make off with, megalith, metalsmith, microlith, monolith, neolith, put up with, reckon with, run off with, silversmith, take up with, walk off with, xenolith