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aragonites

aragonites is the plural of aragonite.

Meaning of aragonite

Noun

aragonite (countable and uncountable, plural aragonites)

  1. An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃ and occurring in pearls, shells and nacre; it is dimorphous with calcite.
    • The basic chemical material of molluscan shells is calcium carbonate, which forms the outer layer of calcite, and the inner layer of aragonite, which is a heavier and harder substance although it has the same chemical composition.1955, Rachel Carson, The Edge of the Sea, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Appendix, p. 268

Questions about aragonites

What is aragonites the plural of?
Aragonites is the plural of aragonite.

Words near aragonites in the dictionary

  1. Aragonese
  2. Aragoneses
  3. Aragonian
  4. Aragonians
  5. aragonite
  6. aragonites
  7. aragonitic
  8. aragonitically
  9. aragonitization
  10. Aragono-
  11. Aragorn

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