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sacrofanite

sacrofanite noun: a hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

Noun

sacrofanite

  1. A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

Origin of sacrofanite

After the Sacrafano volcano, in Italy, + -ite.

Questions about sacrofanite

What does sacrofanite mean?
Sacrofanite means a hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.
What part of speech is sacrofanite?
Sacrofanite is a noun.

Words near sacrofanite in the dictionary

  1. sacrocolpopexies
  2. sacrocolpopexy
  3. sacrocostal
  4. sacrodorsal
  5. sacrodynia
  6. sacrofanite
  7. sacrofemoral
  8. sacroiliac
  9. sacroiliac joint
  10. sacroiliac joints
  11. sacroiliacs

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