sinopite

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noun

sinopia (clay)

OriginFrench [Term?] ← Latin sinopis →
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Meanings

nounsinopite (usually uncountable, plural sinopites)

plural sinopites

  1. archaicuncountableusuallychemistrysinopia (clay)

Origin

  1. Latinsinopis“a red earth or ocher found in Sinope”
  2. French[Term?]
  3. Englishsinopite

From French [Term?], from Latin sinopis (terra) (“a red earth or ocher found in Sinope”), from Sinope (“a town in Paphlagoma, on the Black Sea”).

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APA

sinopite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinopite

MLA

“sinopite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinopite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sinopite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinopite.

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