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pigeonite

pigeonite noun: any monoclinic pyroxene that is a mixed calcium, magnesium and ferrous silicate.

Noun

pigeonite (countable and uncountable, plural pigeonites)

  1. Any monoclinic pyroxene that is a mixed calcium, magnesium and ferrous silicate.

Forms of pigeonite

pluralpigeonites

Origin of pigeonite

From pigeon + -ite, named from its type locality on Lake Superior's shores at Pigeon Point, Minnesota, United States.

Questions about pigeonite

What does pigeonite mean?
Pigeonite means any monoclinic pyroxene that is a mixed calcium, magnesium and ferrous silicate.
What part of speech is pigeonite?
Pigeonite is a noun.
What is the plural of pigeonite?
The plural of pigeonite is pigeonites.

Words near pigeonite in the dictionary

  1. pigeonholing
  2. pigeonholings
  3. pigeonhouse
  4. pigeonhouses
  5. pigeoning
  6. pigeonite
  7. pigeonites
  8. pigeonitic
  9. pigeonless
  10. pigeonlike
  11. pigeonman

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