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embolite

embolite noun: a mineral consisting of silver chloride and silver bromide; a variety of bromian chlorargyrite.

Noun

embolite

  1. A mineral consisting of silver chloride and silver bromide; a variety of bromian chlorargyrite.

Origin of embolite

From Latin embolus (“piston”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, wedge, stopper”).

Questions about embolite

What does embolite mean?
Embolite means a mineral consisting of silver chloride and silver bromide; a variety of bromian chlorargyrite.
What part of speech is embolite?
Embolite is a noun.

Words near embolite in the dictionary

  1. embolismic
  2. embolismical
  3. embolisms
  4. embolismus
  5. embolistic
  6. embolite
  7. embolium
  8. embolization
  9. embolizations
  10. embolize
  11. embolized

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