rectorite

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noun

A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

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Meanings

nounrectorite (countable and uncountable, plural rectorites)

plural rectorites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

Origin

Named in 1891 by Richard Newman Brackett and John Francis Williams in honour of Colonel Elias William Rector (1847-1917), politician and attorney in Hot Springs, Arkansas who supported the formation of the Arkansas Geological Survey. Rector + -ite

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

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

Chicago

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

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