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rectorite

rectorite noun: a monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

Noun

rectorite (countable and uncountable, plural rectorites)

  1. A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

Forms of rectorite

pluralrectorites

Origin of rectorite

Named in 1891 by Richard Newman Brackett and John Francis Williams in honour of Colonel Elias William Rector (1847-1917), politician and attorney in Hot Springs, Arkansas who supported the formation of the Arkansas Geological Survey. Rector + -ite

Questions about rectorite

What does rectorite mean?
Rectorite means a monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
What part of speech is rectorite?
Rectorite is a noun.
What is the plural of rectorite?
The plural of rectorite is rectorites.

Words near rectorite in the dictionary

  1. rectoress
  2. rectoresses
  3. rectorial
  4. rectorials
  5. rectories
  6. rectorite
  7. rectorrhagia
  8. rectors
  9. rectorship
  10. rectorships
  11. rectory

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