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coesite

coesite noun: a high-pressure polymorph of silica found in extreme conditions such as the impact craters of meteorites, with the chemical composition of silicon dioxide, SiO₂.

Noun

coesite (countable and uncountable, plural coesites)

  1. A high-pressure polymorph of silica found in extreme conditions such as the impact craters of meteorites, with the chemical composition of silicon dioxide, SiO₂.

Forms of coesite

pluralcoesites

Questions about coesite

What does coesite mean?
Coesite means a high-pressure polymorph of silica found in extreme conditions such as the impact craters of meteorites, with the chemical composition of silicon dioxide, SiO₂.
What part of speech is coesite?
Coesite is a noun.
What is the plural of coesite?
The plural of coesite is coesites.

Words near coesite in the dictionary

  1. coerulignone
  2. coeruloplasmin
  3. coerulospinal
  4. Coerver
  5. COEs
  6. coesite
  7. coesites
  8. coessential
  9. coessentialities
  10. coessentiality
  11. coessentially

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