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halloysite

halloysite noun: a monoclinic-domatic clay mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

halloysite (countable and uncountable, plural halloysites)

  1. A monoclinic-domatic clay mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Forms of halloysite

pluralhalloysites

Origin of halloysite

From Belgian geologist Omalius d'Halloy + -ite.

Words formed from halloysite

Questions about halloysite

What does halloysite mean?
Halloysite means a monoclinic-domatic clay mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is halloysite?
Halloysite is a noun.
What is the plural of halloysite?
The plural of halloysite is halloysites.

Words near halloysite in the dictionary

  1. Hallowmas
  2. hallows
  3. Hallows Eve
  4. Hallows' Eve
  5. Hallowtide
  6. halloysite
  7. halloysites
  8. halloysitic
  9. hallpass
  10. hallpasses
  11. Hallpike

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