pa|rag|o|nite

pa|rag|o|nite
pa|rag|o|nite «puh RAG uh nyt», noun.
a kind of mica analogous to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
[< Greek parágōn, present participle of parágein mislead (because it contains sodium, not potassium) + English -ite1]

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  • a|rag|o|nite — «uh RAG uh nyt, AR uh guh », noun. a mineral, one of the two crystalline forms of calcium carbonate, the other being calcite. Aragonite crystallizes in orthorhombic prisms. ╂[< French aragonite < Aragon, Spain, where it was found] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • paragonite — pa·rag·o·nite …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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  • Aragonite — A*rag o*nite, n. [From Aragon, in Spain.] (Min.) A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of its physical characters. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arragonite — Ar*rag o*nite, n. See {Aragonite}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Paragonite — Pa*rag o*nite, n. [From Gr. ?, p. pr. of ? to mislead.] (Min.) A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite schist of the Alps. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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