Word: pyroxenitic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: py
ro
xe
ni
tic
Definition: Of or relating to pyroxenite. A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
Morphemes:
Affix: pyroxene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pyro-
Language: fr
Decoded: pyro-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: pyro-
Affix: ξένος
Language: grc
Decoded: xenos
Meaning: stranger
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to