Meanings
nounafwillite (plural afwillites)
plural afwillites
- chemistryA calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
Origin
Alpheus Fuller Williams (1874-1953) of the De Beers diamond company, and -ite.
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afwillite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afwillite
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