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ptilolite

ptilolite noun: mordenite; once designated as a new mineral, it was discovered to be identical with mordenite.

Noun

ptilolite (countable and uncountable, plural ptilolites)

  1. (dated) Mordenite; once designated as a new mineral, it was discovered to be identical with mordenite.

Forms of ptilolite

pluralptilolites

Origin of ptilolite

A classical compound of ptilo- + -lite, so named on account of its feather-like, threaded appearance.

Words formed from ptilolite

Questions about ptilolite

What does ptilolite mean?
Ptilolite means mordenite; once designated as a new mineral, it was discovered to be identical with mordenite.
What part of speech is ptilolite?
Ptilolite is a noun.
What is the plural of ptilolite?
The plural of ptilolite is ptilolites.

Words near ptilolite in the dictionary

  1. ptilodontoid
  2. ptilodontoids
  3. ptiloerection
  4. ptilogonatid
  5. ptilogonatids
  6. ptilolite
  7. ptilolites
  8. ptilonorhynchid
  9. ptilonorhynchids
  10. ptilopaedic
  11. ptiloses

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