thinolite

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noun

a pseudomorph of ikaite, found in Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.

OriginAncient Greek θίνα →
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Meanings

nounthinolite (usually uncountable, plural thinolites)

plural thinolites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistrya pseudomorph of ikaite, found in Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekθίνα“dune, shore”
  2. Englishthinolite

Ancient Greek θίνα (thína, “dune, shore”) + -lite.

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