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Definitions for Ophitic
[1] a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
[2] (of the texture of rocks such as dolerite) having small elongated unorientated feldspar crystals enclosed within pyroxene grains
[3] any of several greenish mottled rocks with ophitic texture, such as dolerite and diabase
Words nearby Ophitic
ophiteophiolite, ophiolite suite, ophiology, ophiophagous, ophir, ophite, ophitic, ophiuchus, ophiuroid, ophritis, ophryon
Origin of Ophitic
e1350–1400; Middle English ophites < Latin ophītēs serpentine stone < Greek ophī́tēs (líthos ) serpentine (stone), equivalent to óph(is ) serpent + -ī́tēs -ite1
Other words from Ophitic
o·phit·ic [oh-fit -ik] /oʊˈfɪt ɪk/ , adjective
Word origin for Ophitic
eC17: from Latin ophītēs, from Greek, from ophis snake: because the mottled appearance resembles the markings of a snake