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cancrisilite

cancrisilite noun: a hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Noun

cancrisilite (uncountable)

  1. A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Origin of cancrisilite

Named for its relationship to cancrinite with a high (SIL)icon-to-aluminum ratio.

Questions about cancrisilite

What does cancrisilite mean?
Cancrisilite means a hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
What part of speech is cancrisilite?
Cancrisilite is a noun.

Words near cancrisilite in the dictionary

  1. cancrids
  2. cancriform
  3. cancrine
  4. cancrinite
  5. cancrinites
  6. cancrisilite
  7. cancrivorous
  8. cancrizans
  9. cancroid
  10. cancroids
  11. cancroine

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