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spicularite

spicularite noun: chert composed of spicules of glass sponges and other invertebrates.

Noun

spicularite (uncountable)

  1. Chert composed of spicules of glass sponges and other invertebrates.

Origin of spicularite

From spicular + -ite.

Words formed from spicularite

Questions about spicularite

What does spicularite mean?
Spicularite means chert composed of spicules of glass sponges and other invertebrates.
What part of speech is spicularite?
Spicularite is a noun.

Words near spicularite in the dictionary

  1. spics
  2. spicspeak
  3. spicula
  4. spiculae
  5. spicular
  6. spicularite
  7. spicularitic
  8. spiculas
  9. spiculate
  10. spiculated
  11. spiculates

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