tephrite

== English == === Etymology === From Latin tephrītis and Ancient Greek τεφρῖτις (tephrîtis). By surface analysis, tephro- +‎ -ite. === Noun === tephrite (countable and uncountable, plural tephrites) (geology) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both. ==== Derived terms ==== tephritic === References === “tephrite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Perthite, perthite