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catlinite

catlinite noun: a brownish-red red clay found in Northern USA and Canada, used by the American Indians to make pipes.

Noun

catlinite (countable and uncountable, plural catlinites)

  1. A brownish-red red clay found in Northern USA and Canada, used by the American Indians to make pipes.
    Synonyms:
    pipestone

Synonyms of catlinite

Forms of catlinite

pluralcatlinites

Origin of catlinite

From Catlin + -ite, after George Catlin, an American painter who travelled in the region.

Questions about catlinite

What does catlinite mean?
Catlinite means a brownish-red red clay found in Northern USA and Canada, used by the American Indians to make pipes.
What part of speech is catlinite?
Catlinite is a noun.
What is the plural of catlinite?
The plural of catlinite is catlinites.

Words near catlinite in the dictionary

  1. catlin
  2. catline
  3. catlines
  4. catling
  5. catlings
  6. catlinite
  7. catlinites
  8. catlins
  9. catloaf
  10. catloafed
  11. catloafing

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