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campylite

campylite noun: a variety of mimetite.

Noun

campylite (countable and uncountable, plural campylites)

  1. A variety of mimetite.

Forms of campylite

pluralcampylites
alternative formkampylite

Origin of campylite

Ancient Greek καμπούρα (kampoúra, “bent”), on account of the barrel-shaped bend of its crystals.

Questions about campylite

What does campylite mean?
Campylite means a variety of mimetite.
What part of speech is campylite?
Campylite is a noun.
What is the plural of campylite?
The plural of campylite is campylites.

Words near campylite in the dictionary

  1. campwood
  2. campy
  3. campylidia
  4. campylidial
  5. campylidium
  6. campylite
  7. campylobacter
  8. campylobacteria
  9. campylobacterial
  10. campylobacterioses
  11. campylobacteriosis

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