"abyssolith" meaning in All languages combined

See abyssolith on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈbɪs.ə.lɪθ/ [US] Forms: abyssoliths [plural]
Etymology: From abyss (“deep”) + -lith (“stone”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|abyss|lith|t1=deep|t2=stone}} abyss (“deep”) + -lith (“stone”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} abyssolith (plural abyssoliths)
  1. (geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.

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