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nontronite

nontronite noun: an iron-rich clay mineral of the montmorillonite group.

Noun

nontronite (countable and uncountable, plural nontronites)

  1. An iron-rich clay mineral of the montmorillonite group
    • Nontronite, a variety of chloropal occurs as a light yellow powder in druses of the North Conway granite (99, p. 312).1969, T. R. Meyers, The Geology of New Hampshire: Minerals and mines, page 18

Forms of nontronite

pluralnontronites

Questions about nontronite

What does nontronite mean?
Nontronite means an iron-rich clay mineral of the montmorillonite group.
What part of speech is nontronite?
Nontronite is a noun.
What is the plural of nontronite?
The plural of nontronite is nontronites.

Words near nontronite in the dictionary

  1. nontrivial solution
  2. nontrivial solutions
  3. nontrivialities
  4. nontriviality
  5. nontrivially
  6. nontronite
  7. nontronites
  8. nontrophic
  9. nontrophoblastic
  10. nontropical
  11. nontroubled

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