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
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