Meanings
nounhislopite (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA bright green variety of calcite.
Origin
From Hislop + -ite after Stephen Hislop (1816-1873), a Scottish missionary in India.
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hislopite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hislopite
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