mesotype

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noun

Any of various minerals, including natrolite (soda mesotype), scolecite (lime mesotype), and mesolite (lime-soda mesotype)

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Meanings

nounmesotype (plural mesotypes)

plural mesotypes

  1. obsoletechemistryAny of various minerals, including natrolite (soda mesotype), scolecite (lime mesotype), and mesolite (lime-soda mesotype)
  2. Any moth of the genus Mesotype

Origin

From meso- + -type: compare French mésotype.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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