spilosite

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noun

A greenish schistose rock spotted with chlorite.

OriginAncient Greek σπίλος →
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Meanings

nounspilosite (countable and uncountable, plural spilosites)

plural spilosites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA greenish schistose rock spotted with chlorite.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσπίλος“a spot”
  2. Englishspilosite

From Ancient Greek σπίλος (spílos, “a spot”) + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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