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staurolite

staurolite noun: a dark brown nesosilicate mineral that has crystals that cross and intergrow.

Noun

staurolite (countable and uncountable, plural staurolites)

  1. A dark brown nesosilicate mineral that has crystals that cross and intergrow.

Forms of staurolite

pluralstaurolites

Origin of staurolite

From stauro- + -lite, in reference to its frequent cruciform twinning.

Words formed from staurolite

Questions about staurolite

What does staurolite mean?
Staurolite means a dark brown nesosilicate mineral that has crystals that cross and intergrow.
What part of speech is staurolite?
Staurolite is a noun.
What is the plural of staurolite?
The plural of staurolite is staurolites.

Words near staurolite in the dictionary

  1. staurogram
  2. staurograms
  3. staurolater
  4. staurolaters
  5. staurolatry
  6. staurolite
  7. staurolites
  8. staurolitic
  9. stauromedusa
  10. stauromedusae
  11. stauromedusan

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