alaskite

noun

alas·​kite

ə-ˈla-ˌskīt

plural -s

: a leucocratic granite of medium or fine grain composed chiefly of quartz and alkali feldspars

Word History

Etymology

Alaska, its locality + English -ite

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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