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ellestadite

ellestadite noun: a mineral found in metamorphosed limestone.

Noun

ellestadite (usually uncountable, plural ellestadites)

  1. (usually) A mineral found in metamorphosed limestone.

Forms of ellestadite

pluralellestadites

Origin of ellestadite

From Ellestad + -ite, after Reuben B. Ellestad, an American chemist.

Words formed from ellestadite

Questions about ellestadite

What does ellestadite mean?
Ellestadite means a mineral found in metamorphosed limestone.
What part of speech is ellestadite?
Ellestadite is a noun.
What is the plural of ellestadite?
The plural of ellestadite is ellestadites.

Words near ellestadite in the dictionary

  1. Ellesmere Rural
  2. Ellesmere Urban
  3. ellesmeroceratid
  4. ellesmeroceratids
  5. Ellesse
  6. ellestadite
  7. ellestadites
  8. Ellett
  9. Elletts
  10. Ellgas
  11. Elliana

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