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eucryptite

eucryptite noun: a lithium-bearing aluminium silicate mineral.

Noun

eucryptite (plural eucryptites)

  1. A lithium-bearing aluminium silicate mineral.

Forms of eucryptite

pluraleucryptites

Origin of eucryptite

From eu- + crypto- + -ite, suggesting well hidden, from its presence among albite.

Questions about eucryptite

What does eucryptite mean?
Eucryptite means a lithium-bearing aluminium silicate mineral.
What part of speech is eucryptite?
Eucryptite is a noun.
What is the plural of eucryptite?
The plural of eucryptite is eucryptites.

Words near eucryptite in the dictionary

  1. eucrites
  2. eucritic
  3. eucryphia
  4. eucryphiaceous
  5. eucryphias
  6. eucryptite
  7. eucryptites
  8. eucryptodiran
  9. eucryptodirans
  10. eucryptodire
  11. eucryptodires

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