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Where does “carpholite” come from?

carpholite (English) comes from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

carpholite (English): An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing...

Definitions

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing...

Ancestry of “carpholite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance

Words derived from “carpholite”

  • vanadiocarpholite
  • magnesiocarpholite
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