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colophonite

colophonite noun: a coarsely granular variety of garnet.

Noun

colophonite (usually uncountable, plural colophonites)

  1. (usually) A coarsely granular variety of garnet.
    Synonyms:
    grossular

Synonyms of colophonite

Forms of colophonite

pluralcolophonites

Origin of colophonite

From colophony + -ite, from the resemblance in colour.

Words formed from colophonite

Questions about colophonite

What does colophonite mean?
Colophonite means a coarsely granular variety of garnet.
What part of speech is colophonite?
Colophonite is a noun.
What is the plural of colophonite?
The plural of colophonite is colophonites.

Words near colophonite in the dictionary

  1. Colophonians
  2. colophonic
  3. colophonies
  4. colophonist
  5. colophonists
  6. colophonite
  7. colophonites
  8. colophonitic
  9. colophons
  10. colophony
  11. coloplasties

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