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crotaphite

crotaphite adjective: pertaining to the temples; temporal.

Adjective

crotaphite (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to the temples; temporal.

Origin of crotaphite

From Ancient Greek κρόταφος (krótaphos, “the side of the forehead”) + -ite.

Questions about crotaphite

What does crotaphite mean?
Crotaphite means pertaining to the temples; temporal.
What part of speech is crotaphite?
Crotaphite is an adjective.

Words near crotaphite in the dictionary

  1. crotalums
  2. crotamine
  3. crotamines
  4. crotamiton
  5. crotanaldehyde
  6. crotaphite
  7. crotaphites
  8. crotaphitic
  9. crotaphytid
  10. crotaphytids
  11. crotapotin

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