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coccolite

coccolite noun: the mineral diopside.

Noun

coccolite (plural coccolites)

  1. (obsolete) The mineral diopside.

Forms of coccolite

pluralcoccolites
alternative formcoccolith

Origin of coccolite

From Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “kernel”) + -lite.

Questions about coccolite

What does coccolite mean?
Coccolite means the mineral diopside.
What part of speech is coccolite?
Coccolite is a noun.
What is the plural of coccolite?
The plural of coccolite is coccolites.

Words near coccolite in the dictionary

  1. coccoid
  2. coccoidal
  3. coccoidean
  4. coccoideans
  5. coccoids
  6. coccolite
  7. coccolites
  8. coccolith
  9. coccolithic
  10. coccolithogenesis
  11. coccolithophore

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