batholith

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batholith - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  batholith \bath"o*lith\ (b[a^]th"[-o]*l[i^]th), n. [Gr. baqo`s
     depth + -lith.]
     A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have
     solidified deep within the earth.
  
     Syn: batholite, pluton, plutonic rock.
          [WordNet 1.5]

batholith - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  batholith
      n 1: large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have
           solidified deep within the earth [syn: batholith,
           batholite, pluton, plutonic rock]