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alloclasite

alloclasite noun: a brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.

Noun

alloclasite (uncountable)

  1. A brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.

Origin of alloclasite

allo- (“different”) + Ancient Greek κλάω (kláō, “break”) + -ite, due to its cleavage pattern distinct from that of marcasite.

Questions about alloclasite

What does alloclasite mean?
Alloclasite means a brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.
What part of speech is alloclasite?
Alloclasite is a noun.

Words near alloclasite in the dictionary

  1. allochthons
  2. allochthony
  3. allochtonous
  4. allocishet
  5. alloclamide
  6. alloclasite
  7. allocochick
  8. allocolchicine
  9. allocolchicines
  10. allocolonial
  11. allocoprophagy

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