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whitlockite

whitlockite noun: a rare form of calcium phosphate.

whitlockite: a rare form of calcium phosphate
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Noun

whitlockite (usually uncountable, plural whitlockites)

  1. (usually) A rare form of calcium phosphate.

Forms of whitlockite

pluralwhitlockites

Origin of whitlockite

From Whitlock + -ite, after Herbert Percy Whitlock (1868-1948), American mineralogist.

Words formed from whitlockite

Questions about whitlockite

What does whitlockite mean?
Whitlockite means a rare form of calcium phosphate.
What part of speech is whitlockite?
Whitlockite is a noun.
What is the plural of whitlockite?
The plural of whitlockite is whitlockites.

Words near whitlockite in the dictionary

  1. whitling
  2. Whitlingham
  3. whitlings
  4. Whitlock
  5. Whitlock's End
  6. whitlockite
  7. whitlockites
  8. Whitlocks End
  9. whitlow
  10. whitlow grass
  11. whitlow grasses

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