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xanthite

xanthite noun: a variety of vesuvianite found in limestone near Amity, New York.

Noun

xanthite (uncountable)

  1. A variety of vesuvianite found in limestone near Amity, New York.

Origin of xanthite

From xanth- + -ite.

Questions about xanthite

What does xanthite mean?
Xanthite means a variety of vesuvianite found in limestone near Amity, New York.
What part of speech is xanthite?
Xanthite is a noun.

Words near xanthite in the dictionary

  1. Xanthippe
  2. Xanthippes
  3. Xanthippic
  4. xanthism
  5. xanthitane
  6. xanthite
  7. xanthiuria
  8. xanthization
  9. xantho-
  10. xanthoangelol
  11. xanthoastrocytoma

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