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cryptoperthite

cryptoperthite noun: a submicroscopic form of perthite that can only be observed by using X-ray diffraction or electron microscopy.

Noun

cryptoperthite (countable and uncountable, plural cryptoperthites)

  1. A submicroscopic form of perthite that can only be observed by using X-ray diffraction or electron microscopy.

Forms of cryptoperthite

pluralcryptoperthites

Origin of cryptoperthite

From crypto- + perthite.

Questions about cryptoperthite

What does cryptoperthite mean?
Cryptoperthite means a submicroscopic form of perthite that can only be observed by using X-ray diffraction or electron microscopy.
What part of speech is cryptoperthite?
Cryptoperthite is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptoperthite?
The plural of cryptoperthite is cryptoperthites.

Words near cryptoperthite in the dictionary

  1. cryptonymous
  2. cryptonyms
  3. cryptonymy
  4. cryptopatch
  5. cryptopatches
  6. cryptoperthite
  7. cryptoperthites
  8. cryptoperthitic
  9. cryptophagid
  10. cryptophagids
  11. cryptophane

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