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phthanite

phthanite noun: chert.

Noun

phthanite (countable and uncountable, plural phthanites)

  1. chert

Forms of phthanite

pluralphthanites

Origin of phthanite

From Ancient Greek φθάνω (phthánō, “to come first”).

Questions about phthanite

What does phthanite mean?
Phthanite means chert.
What part of speech is phthanite?
Phthanite is a noun.
What is the plural of phthanite?
The plural of phthanite is phthanites.

Words near phthanite in the dictionary

  1. phthaloylations
  2. phthalyl
  3. phthalyl amidase
  4. phthalylsulfamethizole
  5. phthalylsulfathiazole
  6. phthanite
  7. phthanites
  8. Phthia
  9. phthiocerol
  10. phthioceroldimycocerosate
  11. phthiocerols

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