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kandite

kandite noun: any of a group of clay minerals that includes halloysite.

Noun

kandite (plural kandites)

  1. Any of a group of clay minerals that includes halloysite.

Forms of kandite

pluralkandites

Origin of kandite

Acronym formed from the initial letters of the minerals kaolinite, nacrite, dickite + -ite.

Questions about kandite

What does kandite mean?
Kandite means any of a group of clay minerals that includes halloysite.
What part of speech is kandite?
Kandite is a noun.
What is the plural of kandite?
The plural of kandite is kandites.

Words near kandite in the dictionary

  1. Kandinsky
  2. Kandinskyan
  3. kandiperox
  4. kandiperoxes
  5. Kandisaur
  6. kandite
  7. kandites
  8. Kandiyohi
  9. Kandiyohi County
  10. Kandos
  11. kandosol

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