Word: orthoamphibolite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: or
thoam
phi
bo
lite
Definition: Metamorphic rock composed mostly of amphibole, plagioclase, with lesser amounts of epidote, zoisite, chlorite, quartz, titanite, and accessory leucoxene, ilmenite and magnetite derived from an igneous rock.
Morphemes:
Affix: ortho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in adjacent (1,2) positions (compare meta- and para-)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀρθός
Language: grc
Decoded: orthos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: right angle
Affix: amphibole
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀμφίβολος
Language: grc
Decoded: amphibolos
Meaning: ambiguous
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.