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triphylite

triphylite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus.

triphylite: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus
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Noun

triphylite (countable and uncountable, plural triphylites)

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Forms of triphylite

pluraltriphylites

Origin of triphylite

? + -ite

Questions about triphylite

What does triphylite mean?
Triphylite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
What part of speech is triphylite?
Triphylite is a noun.
What is the plural of triphylite?
The plural of triphylite is triphylites.

Words near triphylite in the dictionary

  1. triphthongizing
  2. triphthongs
  3. triphyletic
  4. triphyline
  5. triphylines
  6. triphylite
  7. triphyllous
  8. Triphysite
  9. Triphysites
  10. Tripi
  11. tripier

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