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dipyre

dipyre noun: a type of scapolite (mineral).

Noun

dipyre (plural dipyres)

  1. A type of scapolite (mineral).

Forms of dipyre

pluraldipyres

Origin of dipyre

From di- + Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”); so called from the double effect of fire upon it, in fusing it and rendering it phosphorescent.

Questions about dipyre

What does dipyre mean?
Dipyre means a type of scapolite (mineral).
What part of speech is dipyre?
Dipyre is a noun.
What is the plural of dipyre?
The plural of dipyre is dipyres.

Words near dipyre in the dictionary

  1. dipylidiasis
  2. Dipylon
  3. dipyramid
  4. dipyramidal
  5. dipyramids
  6. dipyre
  7. dipyrenous
  8. dipyrenylpropane
  9. dipyrenylpropanes
  10. dipyres
  11. dipyridamole

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