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epistolite

epistolite noun: a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

Noun

epistolite

  1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

Origin of epistolite

From Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ, “letter, message”), because of its flat, white appearance, + -ite.

Questions about epistolite

What does epistolite mean?
Epistolite means a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
What part of speech is epistolite?
Epistolite is a noun.

Words near epistolite in the dictionary

  1. epistolised
  2. epistolises
  3. epistolising
  4. epistolist
  5. epistolists
  6. epistolite
  7. epistolization
  8. epistolize
  9. epistolized
  10. epistolizer
  11. epistolizers

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