Definitions for epidotes

epidotes ep·i·dote

Spelling: [ep-i-doht]
IPA: /ˈɛp ɪˌdoʊt/

Epidotes is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 291 anagrams from letters in epidotes (deeiopst).

Definitions for epidotes

noun

  1. a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.

Origin of epidotes

1800-10; French épidote Greek *epidotós given besides, increased (verbid of epididónai), equivalent to epi- epi- + dotós given (verbid of didónai)

Examples for epidotes

He lets the pale little film of epidote grow right past him; stopping his own summit for it; and he never himself grows any more.

Mica, epidote, and chlorite are also present as accessories.

Fragments of epidote, porphyry and flinty quartzite lay around.

Parallel with the micas that cause the schistosity, the growth of the quartz and epidote lenses took place.

Quartz is not much harder than epidote; the strength is only supposed to be in some proportion to the squares of the diameters.

A rock composed of quartz and epidote is known as epidosite.

Biotite, if present, is brown; epidote is yellow or colourless; rutile, apatite and quartz all occur with some frequency.

The rarer stones, sphene and epidote, likewise exhibit this property markedly.

epidote is an abundant rock-forming mineral, but one of secondary origin.

These are dependent upon a secondary characteristic, viz, the presence of epidote in large or small quantities.

Word Value for epidotes
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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