- teph|rite
- teph|rite «TEHF ryt», noun.any one of a group of volcanic rocks related to basalt.╂[< Greek tephrós ash-colored]
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Tephrite — Teph rite, n. [Gr. ? ashes.] (Geol.) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
