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scapolite

scapolite noun: any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks.

scapolite: any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and...
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Noun

scapolite (countable and uncountable, plural scapolites)

  1. Any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks

Forms of scapolite

pluralscapolites

Origin of scapolite

Ancient Greek a staff, or Latin scapus a stem, stalk + -lite.

Words formed from scapolite

Questions about scapolite

What does scapolite mean?
Scapolite means any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks.
What part of speech is scapolite?
Scapolite is a noun.
What is the plural of scapolite?
The plural of scapolite is scapolites.

Words near scapolite in the dictionary

  1. scaping
  2. scapinin
  3. scapinins
  4. Scaplehorn
  5. scapoid
  6. scapolite
  7. scapolites
  8. scapolitic
  9. scapolitization
  10. scapolitizations
  11. scapolitize

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