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antarctictite

antarctictite noun: an evaporite consisting of calcium chloride, CaCl.6H₂O, found in Victoria Land, Antarctica.

Noun

antarctictite (uncountable)

  1. An evaporite consisting of calcium chloride, CaCl.6H₂O, found in Victoria Land, Antarctica.

Origin of antarctictite

From Antarctica + -ite, after where it was first found.

Questions about antarctictite

What does antarctictite mean?
Antarctictite means an evaporite consisting of calcium chloride, CaCl.6H₂O, found in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
What part of speech is antarctictite?
Antarctictite is a noun.

Words near antarctictite in the dictionary

  1. Antarcticans
  2. Antarctician
  3. Antarcticians
  4. antarcticite
  5. antarcticoside
  6. antarctictite
  7. antarcturid
  8. antarcturids
  9. Antarean
  10. Antareans
  11. Antares

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