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Webster 1913 Edition


Sienite

Si′e-nite

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Noun.
(Min.)
See
Syenite
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Webster 1828 Edition


Sienite

SI'ENITE

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Noun.
A compound granular rock composed of quartz, hornblend and feldspar, or a grayish color; so called, because there are may ancient monuments consisting of this rock, brought from Syene, in Upper Egypt.

Definition 2024


sienite

sienite

English

Noun

sienite (countable and uncountable, plural sienites)

  1. Alternative form of syenite

Italian

Noun

sienite f (plural sieniti)

  1. (mineralogy) syenite

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