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cimolite

cimolite noun: a soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.

Noun

cimolite (countable and uncountable, plural cimolites)

  1. A soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.

cimolite meaning in Tamil

cimolite in Tamil

உவர்க் களிமண், உவர்களிமண்

Forms of cimolite

pluralcimolites
alternative formCimolite
alternative formcymolite

Origin of cimolite

First attested in 1801; formed as Latin Cimōlia (from the Ancient Greek Κιμωλία γῆ (Kimōlía gê, “earth of Kimolos”) — Cimōlus being the former name of Argentiera) + English -ite.

Questions about cimolite

What does cimolite mean?
Cimolite means a soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.
What is cimolite in Tamil?
Cimolite in Tamil is உவர்க் களிமண், உவர்களிமண். See Cimolite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cimolite?
Cimolite is a noun.
What is the plural of cimolite?
The plural of cimolite is cimolites.

Words near cimolite in the dictionary

  1. Cimminos
  2. cimolestid
  3. cimolestids
  4. cimoliasaurid
  5. cimoliasaurids
  6. cimolite
  7. cimolites
  8. cimolodontan
  9. cimolodontans
  10. cimolodontid
  11. cimolodontids

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