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stishovite

stishovite noun: a fine-grained mineral, of SiO₂, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.

Noun

stishovite (usually uncountable, plural stishovites)

  1. (usually) A fine-grained mineral, of SiO₂, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.
    Synonyms:
    stipoverite

Synonyms of stishovite

  • stipoverite

Forms of stishovite

pluralstishovites

Origin of stishovite

Named after Russian physicist Sergey Stishov + -ite.

Questions about stishovite

What does stishovite mean?
Stishovite means a fine-grained mineral, of SiO₂, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.
What part of speech is stishovite?
Stishovite is a noun.
What is the plural of stishovite?
The plural of stishovite is stishovites.

Words near stishovite in the dictionary

  1. stirs up a hornets' nest
  2. stirs up the animals
  3. STIs
  4. stishie
  5. stishies
  6. stishovite
  7. stishovites
  8. stistaite
  9. stit
  10. stitch
  11. stitch aloft

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