odontolite

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noun

A fossil bone of ivory, coloured bright blue by iron phosphate or vivianite, used as an imitation turquoise.

Similar
bone turquoise
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Meanings

nounodontolite (plural odontolites)

plural odontolites

  1. chemistryA fossil bone of ivory, coloured bright blue by iron phosphate or vivianite, used as an imitation turquoise.

    Synonyms: bone turquoise

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fossil bone of ivory, coloured bright blue by iron phosphate or vivianite, used as an imitation turquoise.

Similar
bone turquoise

Origin

From odonto- + -lite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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