orthoferrosilite

noun

An iron silicate that crystallizes as an orthorhombic pyroxene

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounorthoferrosilite (plural orthoferrosilites)

plural orthoferrosilites

  1. chemistryAn iron silicate that crystallizes as an orthorhombic pyroxene
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