Word: hornblendites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: horn
blen
dites
Definition: Plural of hornblendite; a plutonic rock consisting mainly of the amphibole hornblende
Morphemes:
Affix: hornblende
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Horn
Language: de
Decoded: Horn
Meaning: horn
Affix: Blende
Language: de
Decoded: Blende
PoS: Noun
Meaning: translucent sulfide mineral
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).