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phanerite

[ fan-uh-rahyt ]
/ ˈfæn əˌraɪt /

noun

any igneous rock whose grains are visible to the naked eye.

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Origin of phanerite

1855–60; <Greek phaner(ós) manifest, visible + -ite1

Words nearby phanerite

phallotomy, phallotoxin, phallus, Pham Van Dong, -phane, phanerite, phaneritic, phanerocrystalline, phanerogam, phanerophyte, Phanerozoic
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