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acolite

acolite noun: a tin-antimony-zinc alloy used in dentistry.

Noun

acolite (uncountable)

  1. (dated, genericized trademark) A tin-antimony-zinc alloy used in dentistry.

Origin of acolite

Originally a proprietary name.

Questions about acolite

What does acolite mean?
Acolite means a tin-antimony-zinc alloy used in dentistry.
What part of speech is acolite?
Acolite is a noun.

Words near acolite in the dictionary

  1. Acolhuan
  2. Acolhuans
  3. Acolhuas
  4. Acoli
  5. Acoliland
  6. acolite
  7. acollinear
  8. acollinearity
  9. acologic
  10. acology
  11. acolongifloroside

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