elaterite

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noun

The mineral wurtzilite.

OriginNew Latin elatēr ← Ancient Greek ἐλατήρ →
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Meanings

nounelaterite (countable and uncountable, plural elaterites)

plural elaterites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe mineral wurtzilite.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
aeonitewurtzilite

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐλατήρ“driver, that which drives away”
  2. New Latinelatēr
  3. Englishelaterite

From New Latin elatēr, from Ancient Greek ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “driver, that which drives away”) + -ite.

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APA

elaterite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elaterite

MLA

“elaterite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elaterite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elaterite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elaterite.

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