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lawsonite

lawsonite noun: a metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻.

Noun

lawsonite (countable and uncountable, plural lawsonites)

  1. A metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻

Forms of lawsonite

plurallawsonites

Origin of lawsonite

From Lawson + -ite, after geologist Andrew Lawson.

Questions about lawsonite

What does lawsonite mean?
Lawsonite means a metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻.
What part of speech is lawsonite?
Lawsonite is a noun.
What is the plural of lawsonite?
The plural of lawsonite is lawsonites.

Words near lawsonite in the dictionary

  1. Lawson cypresses
  2. Lawson's cypress
  3. lawsonbauerite
  4. lawsone
  5. Lawsonian
  6. lawsonite
  7. Lawsonize
  8. Lawsonized
  9. Lawsonizes
  10. Lawsonizing
  11. lawsons

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