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From Okhotsk + -ite, after the Sea of Okhotsk.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A mineral containing calcium, manganese, silicon, oxygen and hydrogen, first found in Japan. Full definition →
From Okhotsk + -ite, after the Sea of Okhotsk.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.