protogine

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noun

A form of granite containing silvery flakes of talc or similar minerals.

OriginFrench protogine ← Ancient Greek πρωτόγονος →
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Meanings

nounprotogine (countable and uncountable, plural protogines)

plural protogines

  1. countableuncountablegeographyA form of granite containing silvery flakes of talc or similar minerals.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπρωτόγονος“first-created”
  2. Frenchprotogine
  3. Englishprotogine

From French protogine, coined in 1806 on the basis of Ancient Greek πρωτόγονος (prōtógonos, “first-created”), with an added suffix -ine, which the author used for certain minerals.

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Translations

Italian protogino
  • protoginoform of granite

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

teporingo
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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