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    BATHOLITE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earthplay

    Synonyms:

    batholite; batholith; pluton; plutonic rock

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("batholite" is a kind of...):

    igneous rock (rock formed by the solidification of molten magma)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "batholite"):

    granite (plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz)

    Derivation:

    batholitic (of or relating to a batholith)

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