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elaterite

elaterite noun: the mineral wurtzilite.

Noun

elaterite (countable and uncountable, plural elaterites)

  1. The mineral wurtzilite.

Forms of elaterite

pluralelaterites

Origin of elaterite

From New Latin elatēr, from Ancient Greek ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “driver, that which drives away”) + -ite.

Questions about elaterite

What does elaterite mean?
Elaterite means the mineral wurtzilite.
What part of speech is elaterite?
Elaterite is a noun.
What is the plural of elaterite?
The plural of elaterite is elaterites.

Words near elaterite in the dictionary

  1. elaterifom
  2. elateriform
  3. elaterin
  4. elaterine
  5. elaterins
  6. elaterite
  7. elaterites
  8. elaterium
  9. elateroid
  10. elateroids
  11. elaters

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