Mafic

noun

/ˈmafɪk/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA rock with such properties.

2.adjectiveDescribing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.

Synonyms

basic ferromagnesic magnesic magnesiferous magnesian magniferous melanocratic ultrafamic ultramafic femic ferromagnesian ophitic

Antonyms

acidic felsic

Rhymes With

graphic demographic pornographic traffic geographic photographic holographic calligraphic

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