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protogine

protogine noun: a form of granite containing silvery flakes of talc or similar minerals.

Noun

protogine (countable and uncountable, plural protogines)

  1. A form of granite containing silvery flakes of talc or similar minerals.

Forms of protogine

pluralprotogines

Origin of protogine

From French protogine, coined in 1806 on the basis of Ancient Greek πρωτόγονος (prōtógonos, “first-created”), with an added suffix -ine, which the author used for certain minerals.

Questions about protogine

What does protogine mean?
Protogine means a form of granite containing silvery flakes of talc or similar minerals.
What part of speech is protogine?
Protogine is a noun.
What is the plural of protogine?
The plural of protogine is protogines.

Words near protogine in the dictionary

  1. protogenic
  2. protogenoi
  3. protogenos
  4. protogens
  5. protogeometric
  6. protogine
  7. protogines
  8. protoglobin
  9. protoglobins
  10. protoglomerular
  11. protoglomeruli

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