rhaetizite

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noun

A variety of the mineral kyanite.

OriginLatin Rhaetia →
Scrabble 22
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Meanings

nounrhaetizite (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryA variety of the mineral kyanite.

Origin

  1. LatinRhaetia
  2. Englishrhaetizite

So called from Latin Rhaetia, Raetia (“the Rhetian Alps”), where it is found, + -ite.

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

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Chicago

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