Etymology

xocomecatlite

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Today it means: A telluride mineral found in cracks in altered rhyolite. Full definition →

Nahuatl xocomecatl
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  1. Nahuatl · derived fromxocomecatl“grapevine”
  2. English todayxocomecatlite

From Nahuatl xocomecatl (“grapevine”) (alluding to its appearance as a set of green spherules), and -ite.

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