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chiolite

chiolite noun: a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.

Noun

chiolite (countable and uncountable, plural chiolites)

  1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.

Forms of chiolite

pluralchiolites

Origin of chiolite

From Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its resemblance to cryolite (also Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “cold”)).

Questions about chiolite

What does chiolite mean?
Chiolite means a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.
What part of speech is chiolite?
Chiolite is a noun.
What is the plural of chiolite?
The plural of chiolite is chiolites.

Words near chiolite in the dictionary

  1. Chioggia
  2. Chioggio
  3. Chiojdeanca
  4. Chiojdeni
  5. Chiojdu
  6. chiolite
  7. chion-
  8. chionablepsia
  9. Chione
  10. chionelasmatid
  11. chionelasmatids

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