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xanthophyllite

xanthophyllite noun: a synonym of clintonite. The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) recommends using clintonite as a replacement in all cases.

Noun

xanthophyllite (usually uncountable, plural xanthophyllites)

  1. (archaic, usually) A synonym of clintonite. The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) recommends using clintonite as a replacement in all cases.
    Synonyms:
    clintonite

Synonyms of xanthophyllite

Forms of xanthophyllite

pluralxanthophyllites

Origin of xanthophyllite

From Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) and φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its color and micaceous appearance, + -ite.

Questions about xanthophyllite

What does xanthophyllite mean?
Xanthophyllite means a synonym of clintonite. The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) recommends using clintonite as a replacement in all cases.
What part of speech is xanthophyllite?
Xanthophyllite is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthophyllite?
The plural of xanthophyllite is xanthophyllites.

Words near xanthophyllite in the dictionary

  1. xanthophores
  2. xanthophycean
  3. xanthophyl
  4. xanthophyll
  5. xanthophyllic
  6. xanthophyllite
  7. xanthophyllites
  8. xanthophyllous
  9. xanthophylls
  10. xanthophyls
  11. xanthophyte

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