pectolite

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noun

a gray-white mineral inosilicate hydroxide of calcium and sodium that crystallizes in the triclinic system, with the chemical formula NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH).

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Meanings

nounpectolite (countable and uncountable, plural pectolites)

plural pectolites

  1. countableuncountablechemistrya gray-white mineral inosilicate hydroxide of calcium and sodium that crystallizes in the triclinic system, with the chemical formula NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH).
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