sarcolite

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noun

A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

OriginAncient Greek σάρξ →
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Meanings

nounsarcolite (usually uncountable, plural sarcolites)

plural sarcolites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσάρξ“flesh”
  2. Englishsarcolite

From sarco- + -lite, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) for its reddish fleshy color, and λίθος (líthos, “stone”) for being a mineral.

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