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tacharanite

tacharanite noun: a monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

tacharanite (usually uncountable, plural tacharanites)

  1. (usually) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Forms of tacharanite

pluraltacharanites

Origin of tacharanite

Named from the Gaelic tàcharan, a changeling + -ite, because when this poorly studied mineral was discovered, it was first supposed that on standing in air it breaks down to form other compounds (tobermorite and gyrolite).

Questions about tacharanite

What does tacharanite mean?
Tacharanite means a monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is tacharanite?
Tacharanite is a noun.
What is the plural of tacharanite?
The plural of tacharanite is tacharanites.

Words near tacharanite in the dictionary

  1. tach up
  2. Tachai
  3. tachanka
  4. tachankas
  5. tachanun
  6. tacharanite
  7. tacharanites
  8. tache
  9. tached up
  10. Tachelhit
  11. Tachen

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