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ammolite

ammolite noun: a rare and valuable opal-like gemstone, made of the fossilized shells of ammonites.

ammolite: a rare and valuable opal-like gemstone, made of the fossilized shells of ammonites
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Noun

ammolite (countable and uncountable, plural ammolites)

  1. A rare and valuable opal-like gemstone, made of the fossilized shells of ammonites.
    Synonyms:
    calcentine, gem ammonite, korite

Synonyms of ammolite

  • calcentine
  • gem ammonite
  • korite

Forms of ammolite

pluralammolites

Questions about ammolite

What does ammolite mean?
Ammolite means a rare and valuable opal-like gemstone, made of the fossilized shells of ammonites.
What part of speech is ammolite?
Ammolite is a noun.
What is the plural of ammolite?
The plural of ammolite is ammolites.

Words near ammolite in the dictionary

  1. ammoed
  2. ammoed up
  3. ammoidin
  4. ammoing
  5. ammoing up
  6. ammolite
  7. ammolites
  8. Ammon
  9. Ammon's horn
  10. Ammon's law
  11. ammonaemia

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