Etymology

nacrite

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Today it means: A basic aluminium silicate clay that is a polymorph of kaolinite Full definition →

French nacre
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The story

  1. French · derived fromnacre“mother-of-pearl”
  2. English todaynacrite

From French nacre (“mother-of-pearl”) + -ite.

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