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glaucochroite

glaucochroite noun: a calcium manganese nesosilicate mineral occurring in metamorphosed limestones.

Noun

glaucochroite (usually uncountable, plural glaucochroites)

  1. (usually) A calcium manganese nesosilicate mineral occurring in metamorphosed limestones.

Forms of glaucochroite

pluralglaucochroites

Origin of glaucochroite

From Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-gray”) + Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “color”) + -ite.

Questions about glaucochroite

What does glaucochroite mean?
Glaucochroite means a calcium manganese nesosilicate mineral occurring in metamorphosed limestones.
What part of speech is glaucochroite?
Glaucochroite is a noun.
What is the plural of glaucochroite?
The plural of glaucochroite is glaucochroites.

Words near glaucochroite in the dictionary

  1. glaucin
  2. glaucine
  3. glaucocalyxin
  4. glaucocalyxins
  5. glaucocerinite
  6. glaucochroite
  7. glaucochroites
  8. glaucocorticoid
  9. glaucocystid
  10. glaucocystids
  11. glaucocystophyte

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