adinole
noun
ad·i·nole
ˈa-də-ˌnōl
plural -s
: a dense rock composed chiefly of quartz and albite being an alteration product produced by contact metamorphism
Word History
Etymology
French, from Greek hadinos close, thick + French -ole; akin to Greek hadēn enough
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined above
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