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Where does “thinolite” come from?

thinolite (English) comes from Ancient Greek θίνα, from Ancient Greek θίς — heap; beach, shore; sandbank, bar at the mouth of...

thinolite (English): A calcareous tufa, partly crystalline, occurring...

Definitions

  1. A calcareous tufa, partly crystalline, occurring...

Ancestry of “thinolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθίναdune, shore
2Ancient Greekθίςheap; beach, shore; sandbank, bar at the mouth of...
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