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vaterite

vaterite noun: a polymorph of calcium carbonate, chemical formula CaCO₃.

Noun

vaterite (plural vaterites)

  1. A polymorph of calcium carbonate, chemical formula CaCO₃.
    Synonyms:
    mu-calcium carbonate

Synonyms of vaterite

  • mu-calcium carbonate

Forms of vaterite

pluralvaterites

Origin of vaterite

Named after German mineralogist Heinrich Vater, + -ite.

Words formed from vaterite

Questions about vaterite

What does vaterite mean?
Vaterite means a polymorph of calcium carbonate, chemical formula CaCO₃.
What part of speech is vaterite?
Vaterite is a noun.
What is the plural of vaterite?
The plural of vaterite is vaterites.

Words near vaterite in the dictionary

  1. vatapá
  2. vatapás
  3. Vater
  4. Vater-Pacini corpuscle
  5. Vater-Pacini corpuscles
  6. vaterite
  7. vaterites
  8. vateritic
  9. Vaters
  10. vates
  11. vatful

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