Meanings
nounantigorite (countable and uncountable, plural antigorites)
plural antigorites
- countableuncountablechemistryA brownish-green variety of serpentine.
Synonyms: baltimorite, picrolite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA brownish-green variety of serpentine.
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Origin
After its locality in Valle Antigorio, Italy, + -ite.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish lehtiserpentiini, antigoriitti
- lehtiserpentiinibrownish-green variety of serpentine
- antigoriittibrownish-green variety of serpentine
Japanese 葉蛇紋石
- 葉蛇紋石 (yōjamonseki)brownish-green variety of serpentine
Polish antygoryt
- antygorytbrownish-green variety of serpentine
Portuguese antigorita
- antigoritabrownish-green variety of serpentine
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