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orthochrysotile

orthochrysotile noun: an orthorhombic polytype of chrysotile.

Noun

orthochrysotile (countable and uncountable, plural orthochrysotiles)

  1. An orthorhombic polytype of chrysotile.

Forms of orthochrysotile

pluralorthochrysotiles

Origin of orthochrysotile

From ortho- + chrysotile.

Questions about orthochrysotile

What does orthochrysotile mean?
Orthochrysotile means an orthorhombic polytype of chrysotile.
What part of speech is orthochrysotile?
Orthochrysotile is a noun.
What is the plural of orthochrysotile?
The plural of orthochrysotile is orthochrysotiles.

Words near orthochrysotile in the dictionary

  1. orthochromatophilic
  2. orthochromatophillic
  3. orthochromite
  4. orthochromites
  5. orthochronous
  6. orthochrysotile
  7. orthochrysotiles
  8. orthoclad
  9. orthoclads
  10. orthoclase
  11. orthoclases

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