wollastonite
Meaning of wollastonite
noun
a white or greyish mineral typically occurring in tabular masses in metamorphosed limestone. It is a silicate of calcium and is used as a source of rock wool.
early 19th century: from the name of W. H. Wollaston (see Wollaston, William Hyde) + -ite1.
Information about wollastonite
- It is a name.
- The plural form of wollastonite is: wollastonites.
- Languages in which wollastonite is used:
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Hyphenation of wollastonite
wol-las-tonite
- It consists of 3 syllables and 12 chars.
- wollastonite is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Translation of wollastonite
- Spanish: wollastonita
- French: wollastonite
Words that rhyme with wollastonite
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