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nitrocalcite

nitrocalcite noun: a hydrated calcium nitrate mineral that forms as an efflorescence where manure contacts concrete or limestone in a dry environment, as in stables or caverns.

Noun

nitrocalcite (uncountable)

  1. A hydrated calcium nitrate mineral that forms as an efflorescence where manure contacts concrete or limestone in a dry environment, as in stables or caverns.

Origin of nitrocalcite

From nitro- + calcite.

Questions about nitrocalcite

What does nitrocalcite mean?
Nitrocalcite means a hydrated calcium nitrate mineral that forms as an efflorescence where manure contacts concrete or limestone in a dry environment, as in stables or caverns.
What part of speech is nitrocalcite?
Nitrocalcite is a noun.

Words near nitrocalcite in the dictionary

  1. nitrobenzyl
  2. nitrobenzyls
  3. nitrobiphenyl
  4. nitrobiphenyls
  5. nitroblue tetrazolium
  6. nitrocalcite
  7. nitrocarbol
  8. nitrocarbon
  9. nitrocarbons
  10. nitrocarburization
  11. nitrocarburize

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