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aplite (iou)



aplite noun. L19.
[German Aplit, from Greek haplous simple (named on account of its composition): see -ITE1.]
Geology. A light-coloured hypabyssal igneous rock having a characteristic saccharoidal texture and usu. granitic composition.
a'plitic adjective consisting or characteristic of aplite E20.