novaculite

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noun

A variety of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones.

OriginLatin novācula →
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Meanings

nounnovaculite (countable and uncountable, plural novaculites)

plural novaculites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA variety of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones.

Origin

  1. Latinnovācula“dagger”
  2. Englishnovaculite

From Latin novācula (“dagger”) plus the suffix -ite.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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