Etymology

siderolite

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Today it means: An iron meteorite; a siderite. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σίδηρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσίδηρος“iron”
  2. English todaysiderolite

From Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros, “iron”) + -lite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσίδηρος all →

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