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glauconite

glauconite noun: a greenish form of mica found in greensand.

Noun

glauconite (plural glauconites)

  1. A greenish form of mica found in greensand.

Forms of glauconite

pluralglauconites

Origin of glauconite

From German Glaukonit, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”) + -ite.

Words formed from glauconite

Questions about glauconite

What does glauconite mean?
Glauconite means a greenish form of mica found in greensand.
What part of speech is glauconite?
Glauconite is a noun.
What is the plural of glauconite?
The plural of glauconite is glauconites.

Words near glauconite in the dictionary

  1. glaucomatous
  2. glaucometer
  3. glaucometers
  4. glaucomic
  5. glauconiferous
  6. glauconite
  7. glauconites
  8. glauconitic
  9. glauconitisation
  10. glauconitization
  11. glaucope

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