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vulpinite

vulpinite noun: a scaly granular variety of anhydrite of a grayish-white colour, used for ornamental purposes.

Noun

vulpinite (uncountable)

  1. A scaly granular variety of anhydrite of a grayish-white colour, used for ornamental purposes.

Origin of vulpinite

From Costa Volpino (“a place name in Italy”) + -ite (“a mineral”).

Questions about vulpinite

What does vulpinite mean?
Vulpinite means a scaly granular variety of anhydrite of a grayish-white colour, used for ornamental purposes.
What part of speech is vulpinite?
Vulpinite is a noun.

Words near vulpinite in the dictionary

  1. vulpinely
  2. vulpines
  3. vulpinic acid
  4. vulpinism
  5. vulpinist
  6. vulpinite
  7. vulpinous
  8. vulsella
  9. vulsellae
  10. vulsellum
  11. vulsellums

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