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nacrite

nacrite noun: a basic aluminium silicate clay that is a polymorph of kaolinite.

Noun

nacrite (plural nacrites)

  1. A basic aluminium silicate clay that is a polymorph of kaolinite

Forms of nacrite

pluralnacrites

Origin of nacrite

From French nacre (“mother-of-pearl”) + -ite.

Questions about nacrite

What does nacrite mean?
Nacrite means a basic aluminium silicate clay that is a polymorph of kaolinite.
What part of speech is nacrite?
Nacrite is a noun.
What is the plural of nacrite?
The plural of nacrite is nacrites.

Words near nacrite in the dictionary

  1. nacrein
  2. nacreous
  3. nacreous cloud
  4. nacreous clouds
  5. nacres
  6. nacrite
  7. nacrites
  8. nacroprismatic
  9. nacrous
  10. nacry
  11. nacré

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