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gittinsite

gittinsite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic lemon white mineral containing calcium, oxygen, silicon, and zirconium.

Noun

gittinsite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic lemon white mineral containing calcium, oxygen, silicon, and zirconium.

Origin of gittinsite

From Gittins + -ite, named after petrologist John Gittins.

Questions about gittinsite

What does gittinsite mean?
Gittinsite means a monoclinic-prismatic lemon white mineral containing calcium, oxygen, silicon, and zirconium.
What part of speech is gittinsite?
Gittinsite is a noun.

Words near gittinsite in the dictionary

  1. gittin' along
  2. gitting
  3. Gittins
  4. Gittins index
  5. Gittins indexes
  6. gittinsite
  7. gittish
  8. Gittisham
  9. Gittite
  10. Gittites
  11. gittith

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