orthite

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noun

A variety of allanite occurring in slender prismatic crystals

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Meanings

nounorthite (plural orthites)

plural orthites

  1. chemistryA variety of allanite occurring in slender prismatic crystals

Origin

From orth- + -ite.

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Translations

Finnish ortiitti
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Italian ortite
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Theriotthorite
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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