sinaite

noun

si·​na·​ite

ˈsīnəˌīt

plural -s

: syenite

Word History

Etymology

French, from Sinai, peninsula in Egypt + French -ite; from its being the type of rock found in the Gebel Musa group of mountains in the Sinai peninsula

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