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spilosite

spilosite noun: a greenish schistose rock spotted with chlorite.

Noun

spilosite (countable and uncountable, plural spilosites)

  1. A greenish schistose rock spotted with chlorite.

Forms of spilosite

pluralspilosites

Origin of spilosite

From Ancient Greek σπίλος (spílos, “a spot”) + -ite.

Words formed from spilosite

Questions about spilosite

What does spilosite mean?
Spilosite means a greenish schistose rock spotted with chlorite.
What part of speech is spilosite?
Spilosite is a noun.
What is the plural of spilosite?
The plural of spilosite is spilosites.

Words near spilosite in the dictionary

  1. Spilman
  2. Spilmans
  3. spiloma
  4. spilomeline
  5. spilomelines
  6. spilosite
  7. spilosites
  8. spilositic
  9. Spilsbury
  10. Spilsby
  11. spilt

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