Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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CUMBRAITE. Geol. An acid tholeite with labradorite enstatite and augite (1917 Geol. Mag. 307).
[Called by G. W. Tyrrell from the Cumbraes in the Clyde.]