"xenolith" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: xenoliths [plural]
Etymology: From xeno- + -lith. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|xeno|lith}} xeno- + -lith Head templates: {{en-noun}} xenolith (plural xenoliths)
  1. (geology) Any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found. Wikipedia link: xenolith Translations (geology: any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found): ksenoliitti (Finnish), xénolithe [masculine] (French), Xenolith [masculine] (German), zárvány (Hungarian), xéinilit [feminine] (Irish), xenolite [masculine] (Italian), xenólito [masculine] (Portuguese), xenolito [masculine] (Spanish)

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