English Explanatory Dictionary

majorite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium, found in the upper mantle of the Earth, that stores oxygen when under intense pressure
noun
  1. A political supporter of John Major (born 1943), British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997.

Word forms

majorite majorites

Etymology

From Major + -ite.

Derived words

majoritic
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