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ANDESITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does andesite mean?
• ANDESITE (noun)
The noun ANDESITE has 1 sense:
1. a dark grey volcanic rock
Familiarity information: ANDESITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dark grey volcanic rock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("andesite" is a kind of...):
igneous rock (rock formed by the solidification of molten magma)
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