dickite

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noun

A phyllosilicate clay mineral chemically composed of aluminium, silicon, hydrogen and oxygen.

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Meanings

noundickite (countable and uncountable, plural dickites)

plural dickites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA phyllosilicate clay mineral chemically composed of aluminium, silicon, hydrogen and oxygen.

Origin

From Dick + -ite after Allan Brugh Dick (1833-1926), Scottish metallurgical chemist.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ketidic
Cite this entry
APA

dickite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickite

MLA

“dickite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dickite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickite.

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