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lizardite

lizardite noun: serpentine.

Noun

lizardite (countable and uncountable, plural lizardites)

  1. Serpentine.

Forms of lizardite

plurallizardites

Origin of lizardite

Named in 1955 by Eric J.W. Whittaker and Jack Zussman for the type locality: 'The Lizard', Cornwall, UK Lizard + -ite

Questions about lizardite

What does lizardite mean?
Lizardite means serpentine.
What part of speech is lizardite?
Lizardite is a noun.
What is the plural of lizardite?
The plural of lizardite is lizardites.

Words near lizardite in the dictionary

  1. lizardfishes
  2. lizardfolk
  3. Lizardi
  4. Lizardis
  5. lizardish
  6. lizardite
  7. lizardites
  8. lizardkind
  9. lizardless
  10. lizardlike
  11. lizardling

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