basaltoid

Etymology

From basalt + -oid.

basaltoid means Formed like basalt; basaltiform. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

adj

Formed like basalt; basaltiform.“The Grenville state (1,500-1,000 million years ago) is related to the start of a new geosynclinal period dominated by basaltoid vocanicity from which the pyrite-polymetallic deposits of Sullivan type in Canada originate.”

noun

Any dark volcanic rock that resembles basalt.“Regarding basaltoids, resistance to atmospherical conditions is critical.”