English Explanatory Dictionary

kilchoanite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An orthorhombic-pyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, oxygen, and silicon.

Word forms

kilchoanite

Etymology

From Kilchoan + -ite; named after Kilchoan, a village at the western end and on the southern shore of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, where it was first discovered.

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