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charoite

charoite noun: a rare mineral, ranging in color from a light lilac to a deep purple, found in Yakutia, Russia.

charoite: a rare mineral, ranging in color from a light lilac to a deep purple, found in Yakutia, Russia
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Noun

charoite (plural charoites)

  1. A rare mineral, ranging in color from a light lilac to a deep purple, found in Yakutia, Russia.

Forms of charoite

pluralcharoites

Origin of charoite

From Russian Ча́ра (Čára) (the name of a river in Siberia, Russia) + -o- + -ite.

Questions about charoite

What does charoite mean?
Charoite means a rare mineral, ranging in color from a light lilac to a deep purple, found in Yakutia, Russia.
What part of speech is charoite?
Charoite is a noun.
What is the plural of charoite?
The plural of charoite is charoites.

Words near charoite in the dictionary

  1. charnockitic
  2. Charnocks
  3. Charnwood
  4. Charné
  5. Charo
  6. charoite
  7. charoites
  8. Charolais
  9. Charon
  10. Charon's obol
  11. Charon's obols

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