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novaculite

novaculite noun: a variety of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones.

Noun

novaculite (countable and uncountable, plural novaculites)

  1. A variety of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones.

Forms of novaculite

pluralnovaculites

Origin of novaculite

From Latin novācula (“dagger”) plus the suffix -ite.

Words formed from novaculite

Questions about novaculite

What does novaculite mean?
Novaculite means a variety of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones.
What part of speech is novaculite?
Novaculite is a noun.
What is the plural of novaculite?
The plural of novaculite is novaculites.

Words near novaculite in the dictionary

  1. Novachord
  2. Novachords
  3. Novaci
  4. Novack
  5. Novacks
  6. novaculite
  7. novaculites
  8. novaculitic
  9. novae
  10. Novaia Zemlia
  11. novain

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