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afghanite

afghanite noun: a hydrous hexagonal feldspathoid mineral of the cancrinite group.

Noun

afghanite (countable and uncountable, plural afghanites)

  1. A hydrous hexagonal feldspathoid mineral of the cancrinite group.

Forms of afghanite

pluralafghanites

Origin of afghanite

From Afghan + -ite, since it was discovered in Afghanistan.

Questions about afghanite

What does afghanite mean?
Afghanite means a hydrous hexagonal feldspathoid mineral of the cancrinite group.
What part of speech is afghanite?
Afghanite is a noun.
What is the plural of afghanite?
The plural of afghanite is afghanites.

Words near afghanite in the dictionary

  1. Afghanistani
  2. Afghanistanis
  3. Afghanistanism
  4. Afghanistanisms
  5. Afghanisthan
  6. afghanite
  7. afghanites
  8. Afghanization
  9. Afghanize
  10. Afghanizing
  11. Afghanness

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