calcite – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
calcite
n.
mineral that contains calcium carbonate
Calcite
calcite
Noun
1. a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone
(hypernym) spar
(hyponym) alabaster, oriental alabaster, onyx marble, Mexican onyx
(substance-holonym) limestone
(substance-meronym) calcium carbonate
calcite
nf.
calcite, mineral that contains calcium carbonate
Calcite
(n.)
Calcium carbonate, or carbonate of lime. It is rhombohedral in its crystallization, and thus distinguished from aragonite. It includes common limestone, chalk, and marble. Called also calc-spar and calcareous spar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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