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lechatelierite

lechatelierite noun: a type of natural or artificial glass formed by the sudden melting of silica sand or sandstone by extreme heat (for instance, from a lightning strike, impact event, or nuclear explosion), followed by rapid cooling.

Noun

lechatelierite (usually uncountable, plural lechatelierites)

  1. (usually) A type of natural or artificial glass formed by the sudden melting of silica sand or sandstone by extreme heat (for instance, from a lightning strike, impact event, or nuclear explosion), followed by rapid cooling.

Forms of lechatelierite

plurallechatelierites

Origin of lechatelierite

From Henry Louis Le Chatelier, the French chemist

Questions about lechatelierite

What does lechatelierite mean?
Lechatelierite means a type of natural or artificial glass formed by the sudden melting of silica sand or sandstone by extreme heat (for instance, from a lightning strike, impact event, or nuclear explosion), followed by rapid cooling.
What part of speech is lechatelierite?
Lechatelierite is a noun.
What is the plural of lechatelierite?
The plural of lechatelierite is lechatelierites.

Words near lechatelierite in the dictionary

  1. Lecco
  2. leccy
  3. leceh
  4. lech
  5. lechaim
  6. lechatelierite
  7. lechatelierites
  8. lechayim
  9. leche
  10. leched
  11. lecheh

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