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ganophyllite

ganophyllite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

Noun

ganophyllite (usually uncountable, plural ganophyllites)

  1. (usually) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

Forms of ganophyllite

pluralganophyllites

Origin of ganophyllite

From Ancient Greek γάνωμα (gánōma, “glaze”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its luster and flat, platy appearance, + -ite.

Questions about ganophyllite

What does ganophyllite mean?
Ganophyllite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
What part of speech is ganophyllite?
Ganophyllite is a noun.
What is the plural of ganophyllite?
The plural of ganophyllite is ganophyllites.

Words near ganophyllite in the dictionary

  1. ganoids
  2. ganoin
  3. ganoine
  4. ganomalite
  5. Ganonsyoni
  6. ganophyllite
  7. ganophyllites
  8. Ganos
  9. ganosis
  10. ganoun
  11. ganouns

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