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ikaite

ikaite noun: an evaporite, consisting of hydrated calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃·6H₂O, found in cold marine waters.

Noun

ikaite (plural ikaites)

  1. An evaporite, consisting of hydrated calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃·6H₂O, found in cold marine waters.

Forms of ikaite

pluralikaites

Origin of ikaite

Named after Ikka Fjord (formerly spelled Ika) a small fjord in southwestern Greenland.

Questions about ikaite

What does ikaite mean?
Ikaite means an evaporite, consisting of hydrated calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃·6H₂O, found in cold marine waters.
What part of speech is ikaite?
Ikaite is a noun.
What is the plural of ikaite?
The plural of ikaite is ikaites.

Words near ikaite in the dictionary

  1. IJWTS
  2. ijzerkoekje
  3. ijzerkoekjes
  4. ik
  5. Ikaalinen
  6. ikaite
  7. ikaites
  8. Ikalanga
  9. ikamet
  10. Ikanovic
  11. Ikard

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