Word: gabbronites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ga
bbro
nites
Definition: Plural of gabbronite. A compact variety of scapolite, resembling gabbro.
Morphemes:
Affix: gabbro
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.
Affix: -n-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Used with certain suffixes, such as -ian and -ese when the base word ends in a vowel that is not readily elided.
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 the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.