akerite

noun

aker·​ite

ˈȯ-kə-ˌrīt,

ˈa-

plural -s

: a quartz-syenite rock containing oligoclase and augite besides soda-microcline

Word History

Etymology

German åkerit, from Åker, former district near Oslo, Norway + German -it -ite

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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