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anorthite

anorthite noun: a variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.

Noun

anorthite (countable and uncountable, plural anorthites)

  1. A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.

anorthite meaning in Tamil and Arabic

anorthite in Tamil

அனோதைற்று

anorthite in Arabic

mineral
أَنُورْثَيْت ʔanūrṯayt

Forms of anorthite

pluralanorthites

Origin of anorthite

From Ancient Greek αν- (an-, “not”) + ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) "not perpendicular; less than straight", in reference to its odd.

Words formed from anorthite

Questions about anorthite

What does anorthite mean?
Anorthite means a variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.
What is anorthite in Tamil?
Anorthite in Tamil is அனோதைற்று. See Anorthite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anorthite?
Anorthite is a noun.
What is the plural of anorthite?
The plural of anorthite is anorthites.

Words near anorthite in the dictionary

  1. anorns
  2. anorogenic
  3. anorogenically
  4. anorogenous
  5. anorthic
  6. anorthite
  7. anorthites
  8. anorthitic
  9. anorthoclase
  10. anorthoclases
  11. anorthominasragrite

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