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nontronites

nontronites is the plural of nontronite.

Meaning of nontronite

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

Questions about nontronites

What is nontronites the plural of?
Nontronites is the plural of nontronite.

Words near nontronites in the dictionary

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

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