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elbaite

elbaite noun: a sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.

Noun

elbaite (countable and uncountable, plural elbaites)

  1. A sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.

Forms of elbaite

pluralelbaites

Origin of elbaite

From Elba + -ite, named after the island Elba in Tuscany, Italy where it was first discovered.

Questions about elbaite

What does elbaite mean?
Elbaite means a sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.
What part of speech is elbaite?
Elbaite is a noun.
What is the plural of elbaite?
The plural of elbaite is elbaites.

Words near elbaite in the dictionary

  1. elaïdates
  2. elaïdic acid
  3. elaïdin
  4. elaïdins
  5. Elba
  6. elbaite
  7. elbaites
  8. Elbakian
  9. Elbakyan
  10. Elban
  11. Elbasan

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