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orthite

orthite noun: a variety of allanite occurring in slender prismatic crystals.

Noun

orthite (plural orthites)

  1. A variety of allanite occurring in slender prismatic crystals

Forms of orthite

pluralorthites

Origin of orthite

From orth- + -ite.

Questions about orthite

What does orthite mean?
Orthite means a variety of allanite occurring in slender prismatic crystals.
What part of speech is orthite?
Orthite is a noun.
What is the plural of orthite?
The plural of orthite is orthites.

Words near orthite in the dictionary

  1. orthid
  2. orthide
  3. orthides
  4. orthidic
  5. orthids
  6. orthite
  7. orthites
  8. ortho
  9. ortho-
  10. ortho-amphibolite
  11. ortho-amphibolites

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