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pectolite

[ pek-tuh-lahyt ]

noun

  1. a mineral, hydrous calcium sodium silicate, usually occurring in radiating groups of crystals in rock cavities.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pectolite1

1820–30; < Greek pēktó ( s ) made solid ( pectic ) + -lite

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