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sinhalite

sinhalite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, magnesium, and oxygen.

Noun

sinhalite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, magnesium, and oxygen.

Origin of sinhalite

Named for the type locality in Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala, “Sri Lanka”) + -ite.

Words formed from sinhalite

Questions about sinhalite

What does sinhalite mean?
Sinhalite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, magnesium, and oxygen.
What part of speech is sinhalite?
Sinhalite is a noun.

Words near sinhalite in the dictionary

  1. Sinha
  2. Sinhala
  3. Sinhala Hound
  4. Sinhala Hounds
  5. Sinhalese
  6. sinhalite
  7. Sinhas
  8. sinhasan
  9. sinhasans
  10. sinhound
  11. sinhounds

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