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pinakiolite

pinakiolite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Noun

pinakiolite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Origin of pinakiolite

From Ancient Greek πινάκιον (pinákion, “tablet”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”) because of the thin, tabular appearance of the crystals.

Questions about pinakiolite

What does pinakiolite mean?
Pinakiolite means a monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
What part of speech is pinakiolite?
Pinakiolite is a noun.

Words near pinakiolite in the dictionary

  1. Pinagtongulan
  2. Pinaka
  3. pinakbet
  4. pinakes
  5. pinakia
  6. pinakiolite
  7. pinakion
  8. pinakoid
  9. pinakoidal
  10. pinakoids
  11. pinakone

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