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rhaetizite

rhaetizite noun: a variety of the mineral kyanite.

Noun

rhaetizite (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A variety of the mineral kyanite.

Origin of rhaetizite

So called from Latin Rhaetia, Raetia (“the Rhetian Alps”), where it is found, + -ite.

Questions about rhaetizite

What does rhaetizite mean?
Rhaetizite means a variety of the mineral kyanite.
What part of speech is rhaetizite?
Rhaetizite is a noun.

Words near rhaetizite in the dictionary

  1. Rhaenicent
  2. Rhaetia
  3. Rhaetian
  4. Rhaetians
  5. Rhaetic
  6. rhaetizite
  7. Rhaeto-
  8. Rhaeto-Romance
  9. Rhaeto-Romanic
  10. Rhaga
  11. rhagade

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