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clinohedrite

clinohedrite noun: a monoclinic-domatic mineral that is a mixed silicate of calcium and zinc.

Noun

clinohedrite (countable and uncountable, plural clinohedrites)

  1. A monoclinic-domatic mineral that is a mixed silicate of calcium and zinc
    Synonyms:
    clinoedrite

Synonyms of clinohedrite

Forms of clinohedrite

pluralclinohedrites

Origin of clinohedrite

From Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō, “to incline”) + ἕδρᾱ (hédrā, “face”) + -ite, for the inclined facial character of the crystal morphology.

Questions about clinohedrite

What does clinohedrite mean?
Clinohedrite means a monoclinic-domatic mineral that is a mixed silicate of calcium and zinc.
What part of speech is clinohedrite?
Clinohedrite is a noun.
What is the plural of clinohedrite?
The plural of clinohedrite is clinohedrites.

Words near clinohedrite in the dictionary

  1. clinograde
  2. clinograph
  3. clinographic
  4. clinographs
  5. clinohedral
  6. clinohedrite
  7. clinohedrites
  8. clinoholmquistite
  9. clinohumite
  10. clinohumites
  11. clinohypersthene

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