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syenite

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Noun
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sy=e=nite

CIDE DICTIONARY

syeniten. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. .].
     Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called granite.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

syenite, n. a grey crystalline rock of feldspar and hornblende with or without quartz.

Derivative
syenitic adj.
Etymology
F sy{eacute}nite f. L Syenites (lapis) (stone) of Syene in Egypt

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