Resembling or having the appearance or properties of granite; hard and dense like granite.
Compound of 'granite' (from Italian 'granito,' meaning 'grainy,' from Latin 'granum') plus English '-like' (resembling), meaning 'resembling granite.'
Scientists use this word when describing rocks that look granite-y but might actually be different minerals—it's a handy way to describe texture without committing to identification!
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