microgranite

noun

mi·​cro·​granite

¦mīkrō+

: an igneous rock composed of minute crystals of quartz and alkalic feldspar

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary micr- + granite; originally formed as German mikrogranit

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Rhymes for microgranite

• pomegranate
• gannet
• granite
• planet
• intranet