Meanings
nounwhitlockite (usually uncountable, plural whitlockites)
plural whitlockites
- uncountableusuallychemistryA rare form of calcium phosphate.
Origin
From Whitlock + -ite, after Herbert Percy Whitlock (1868-1948), American mineralogist.
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APA
whitlockite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitlockite
MLA
“whitlockite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitlockite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whitlockite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitlockite.
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