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Variant of diabase

diabase Definition

dia·base (-bās′)

noun

  1. diorite
  2. a finely crystalline, intrusive basaltic rock made up mainly of labradorite and pyroxene
  3. Brit. altered dolerite

Etymology: Fr < Gr diabasis, a crossing over < dia- (see dia-) + bainein, to go, come

Related Forms:

  • diabasic di′a·bas′ic (-bās′ik) adjective

Browse dictionary entries near diabasic

  1. ‹ diabase
  2. ‹ dia-
  3. ‹ dia
  4. ‹ di-
  5. ‹ di
  6. ‹ dhurrie rug
  7. ‹ dhurrie
  8. ‹ dhow
  9. ‹ dhoti
  10. ‹ dhooti
  1. diabetes ›
  2. diabetes insipidus ›
  3. diabetes mellitus ›
  4. diabetic ›
  5. diablerie ›
  6. diabolic ›
  7. diabolical ›
  8. diabolically ›
  9. diabolism ›
  10. diabolist ›