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adinole

noun
ad·​i·​nole | \ ˈa-də-ˌnōl\
plural -s

Definition of adinole

: a dense rock composed chiefly of quartz and albite being an alteration product produced by contact metamorphism

First Known Use of adinole

1835, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adinole

French, from Greek hadinos close, thick + French -ole; akin to Greek hadēn enough

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