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orvietite

orvietite noun: a mineral consisting of a mixture of plagioclase and sanidine with smaller amounts of leucite and augite, etc.

Noun

orvietite (uncountable)

  1. A mineral consisting of a mixture of plagioclase and sanidine with smaller amounts of leucite and augite, etc.

Origin of orvietite

Orvieto (a town in Italy) + -ite

Questions about orvietite

What does orvietite mean?
Orvietite means a mineral consisting of a mixture of plagioclase and sanidine with smaller amounts of leucite and augite, etc.
What part of speech is orvietite?
Orvietite is a noun.

Words near orvietite in the dictionary

  1. ORV
  2. orval
  3. orvet
  4. orvets
  5. orvietan
  6. orvietite
  7. Orvieto
  8. Orvieto ware
  9. Orvieto wares
  10. Orvietos
  11. Orville

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