English Explanatory Dictionary

picrolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fibrous variety of serpentine, possibly antigorite.

Word forms

picrolite picrolites

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) + -lite: compare French picrolithe.

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