APLITE

aplite

(noun) light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

aplite (countable and uncountable, plural aplites)

(geology) A fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars.

Anagrams

• Pilate, pilate

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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