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vitrinite

vitrinite noun: one of the primary components of coals and most sedimentary kerogens, with a shiny appearance resembling glass.

Noun

vitrinite (countable and uncountable, plural vitrinites)

  1. One of the primary components of coals and most sedimentary kerogens, with a shiny appearance resembling glass.

Forms of vitrinite

pluralvitrinites

Words formed from vitrinite

Questions about vitrinite

What does vitrinite mean?
Vitrinite means one of the primary components of coals and most sedimentary kerogens, with a shiny appearance resembling glass.
What part of speech is vitrinite?
Vitrinite is a noun.
What is the plural of vitrinite?
The plural of vitrinite is vitrinites.

Words near vitrinite in the dictionary

  1. vitrimers
  2. vitrine
  3. vitrines
  4. vitrinid
  5. vitrinids
  6. vitrinite
  7. vitrinites
  8. vitrinitic
  9. vitriol
  10. vitriol of Mars
  11. vitriolage

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