Etymology

polianite

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Today it means: A variety of pyrolusite, having tetragonal crystals Full definition →

Ancient Greek πολιός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπολιός“grey”
  2. English todaypolianite

Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”).

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