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pectolite

pectolite noun: a gray-white mineral inosilicate hydroxide of calcium and sodium that crystallizes in the triclinic system, with the chemical formula NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH).

Noun

pectolite (countable and uncountable, plural pectolites)

  1. a gray-white mineral inosilicate hydroxide of calcium and sodium that crystallizes in the triclinic system, with the chemical formula NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH).

Forms of pectolite

pluralpectolites

Words formed from pectolite

Questions about pectolite

What does pectolite mean?
Pectolite means a gray-white mineral inosilicate hydroxide of calcium and sodium that crystallizes in the triclinic system, with the chemical formula NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH).
What part of speech is pectolite?
Pectolite is a noun.
What is the plural of pectolite?
The plural of pectolite is pectolites.

Words near pectolite in the dictionary

  1. pectocellulose
  2. pectocelluloses
  3. pectocellulosic
  4. pectocin
  5. pectocins
  6. pectolite
  7. pectolites
  8. pectolitic
  9. pectolyase
  10. pectolyases
  11. pectolytic

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