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griphite

griphite noun: a vitreous, resinous, yellow or dark-brown, molecular compound that is both diploidal and isometric.

Noun

griphite (plural griphites)

  1. A vitreous, resinous, yellow or dark-brown, molecular compound that is both diploidal and isometric.

Forms of griphite

pluralgriphites

Origin of griphite

From Ancient Greek γρῖφος (grîphos, “puzzle”) + English -ite. The compound has a puzzling composition.

Questions about griphite

What does griphite mean?
Griphite means a vitreous, resinous, yellow or dark-brown, molecular compound that is both diploidal and isometric.
What part of speech is griphite?
Griphite is a noun.
What is the plural of griphite?
The plural of griphite is griphites.

Words near griphite in the dictionary

  1. gripesites
  2. gripeth
  3. gripeworthy
  4. gripey
  5. gripgrass
  6. griphite
  7. griphites
  8. griphopith
  9. griphopiths
  10. griping
  11. gripingly

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