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ancylite

ancylite noun: a basic carbonate mineral of strontium and rare earth elements.

Noun

ancylite (plural ancylites)

  1. A basic carbonate mineral of strontium and rare earth elements.

Forms of ancylite

pluralancylites

Origin of ancylite

From Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “curved”). Analyzable as ancyl- + -ite.

Questions about ancylite

What does ancylite mean?
Ancylite means a basic carbonate mineral of strontium and rare earth elements.
What part of speech is ancylite?
Ancylite is a noun.
What is the plural of ancylite?
The plural of ancylite is ancylites.

Words near ancylite in the dictionary

  1. ancyent
  2. ancyl-
  3. ancylid
  4. ancylids
  5. ancylistaceous
  6. ancylite
  7. ancylites
  8. ancyloceratid
  9. ancyloceratids
  10. ancyloceratin
  11. ancylocone

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