Definitions for prehnite

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prehnite prehn·ite

Spelling: [prey-nahyt, pren-ahyt]

IPA: /ˈpreɪ naɪt, ˈprɛn aɪt/

Prehnite is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 251 anagrams from letters in prehnite (eehinprt).

Definitions for prehnite

noun

1. a mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, Ca 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 (OH) 2 , occurring in light-green reniform aggregates or tabular crystals.

Origin of prehnite

1785-95; named after Col. Van Prehn, 18th-century Dutchman who brought it from South Africa to Europe; see -ite¹

Examples for prehnite

prehnite, pren′īt, n. a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime, usually of a pale-green colour.

Also, in detached fragments, on the south shore of Lake Superior, intimately mixed with prehnite.