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mon•zo•nite
(mon′zə nīt′),USA pronunciation n.
mon•zo•nit•ic
(mon′zə nit′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Rocksany of a group of granular igneous rocks having approximately equal amounts of orthoclase and plagioclase feldspar, intermediate in composition between syenite and diorite.
- German Monzonit, named after Monzoni, mountain in Tyrol; see -ite1
- 1880–85;