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perlialite

perlialite noun: a hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal pearl white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and thallium.

Noun

perlialite

  1. A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal pearl white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and thallium.

Origin of perlialite

Named after Russian instructor of mineralogy Lily Alekseevna Perekrest, + -ite. The word is an acronym of her name, last name first.

Questions about perlialite

What does perlialite mean?
Perlialite means a hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal pearl white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and thallium.
What part of speech is perlialite?
Perlialite is a noun.

Words near perlialite in the dictionary

  1. perlemoen
  2. Perlethorpe
  3. Perlethorpe cum Budby
  4. Perley
  5. Perleys
  6. perlialite
  7. perlid
  8. perlids
  9. perlieu
  10. perlieus
  11. perlin

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