katophorite

K5A1T1O1P3H4O1R1I1T1E1

noun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

“Sodium Amphibole. Aluminokatophorite Na2Ca(Fe^2,Mg)4 AlSi7 AlO22 (OH)2. Forms two series with Magnesio-aluminokatophorite and Ferrikatophorite.”

OriginGerman Katoforite ← Ancient Greek κατώφορος →
Scrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounkatophorite (countable and uncountable, plural katophorites)

plural katophorites · alternative katoforit · alternative katoforite

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

    Sodium Amphibole. Aluminokatophorite Na2Ca(Fe^2,Mg)4 AlSi7 AlO22 (OH)2. Forms two series with Magnesio-aluminokatophorite and Ferrikatophorite.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκατώφορος“having a downward tendency”
  2. GermanKatoforite
  3. Englishkatophorite

From German Katoforite, that from Ancient Greek κατώφορος (katṓphoros, “having a downward tendency”), from κάτω (kátō, “downward”) and φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”), referring to the mineral's volcanic origin. The suffix -ite was already used for other minerals.

More words from German, Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

katophorite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katophorite

MLA

“katophorite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katophorite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “katophorite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katophorite.

Source: katophorite on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.