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hematolite

hematolite noun: a trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Noun

hematolite (uncountable)

  1. A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Origin of hematolite

From hemato- + -lite, from Ancient Greek αἵματος (haímatos, “blood”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), in allusion to its blood-red color. Not chemically related to hematite.

Questions about hematolite

What does hematolite mean?
Hematolite means a trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
What part of speech is hematolite?
Hematolite is a noun.

Words near hematolite in the dictionary

  1. hematograms
  2. hematohidrosis
  3. hematoid
  4. hematoidin
  5. hematoimmune
  6. hematolite
  7. hematologic
  8. hematological
  9. hematologically
  10. hematologies
  11. hematologist

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