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elpidite

elpidite noun: an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

Noun

elpidite (usually uncountable, plural elpidites)

  1. (usually) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

Forms of elpidite

pluralelpidites

Origin of elpidite

From Ancient Greek ἐλπίς (elpís, “hope”) + -ite.

Questions about elpidite

What does elpidite mean?
Elpidite means an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.
What part of speech is elpidite?
Elpidite is a noun.
What is the plural of elpidite?
The plural of elpidite is elpidites.

Words near elpidite in the dictionary

  1. elphidiids
  2. Elphinstone
  3. Elpidian
  4. elpidiid
  5. elpidiids
  6. elpidite
  7. elpidites
  8. Elpis
  9. elpistostegalian
  10. elpistostegalians
  11. elpistostegid

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