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picrolite

picrolite noun: a fibrous variety of serpentine, possibly antigorite.

Noun

picrolite (countable and uncountable, plural picrolites)

  1. A fibrous variety of serpentine, possibly antigorite.

Forms of picrolite

pluralpicrolites

Origin of picrolite

From Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) + -lite: compare French picrolithe.

Questions about picrolite

What does picrolite mean?
Picrolite means a fibrous variety of serpentine, possibly antigorite.
What part of speech is picrolite?
Picrolite is a noun.
What is the plural of picrolite?
The plural of picrolite is picrolites.

Words near picrolite in the dictionary

  1. picroerythrin
  2. picrofuchsin
  3. picroindigocarmine
  4. picrol
  5. picrolichenic acid
  6. picrolite
  7. picrolites
  8. picrolonate
  9. picrolonic acid
  10. picromel
  11. picromerite

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