Definitions for scolecite

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scolecite scol·e·cite

Spelling: [skol-uh-sahyt, skoh-luh-]

IPA: /ˈskɒl əˌsaɪt, ˈskoʊ lə-/

Scolecite is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 329 anagrams from letters in scolecite (cceeilost).

Definitions for scolecite

noun

1. a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 10⋅, 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.

Origin of scolecite

1815-25; Greek skōlēk- (stem of skṓlēx) scolex + -ite¹

Examples for scolecite

Tulasne observes that this “scolecite” or ringed body can be readily isolated in Ascobolus furfuraceus.

This “vermiform body” of M. Woronin has since come to be recognized under the name of “scolecite.”