clinohedrite
noun
cli·no·he·drite
-ˈhēˌdrīt
variants or less commonly clinoedrite
-ōˈē-
plural -s
: a calcium zinc silicate CaZnSiO3(OH)2 occurring in the form of colorless, white, or purplish monoclinic crystals (hardness 5.5, specific gravity 3.33)
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary clin- + Greek hedra seat, base + International Scientific Vocabulary -ite; originally formed as German klinoëdrit
- isochromat
- isochromatic plate
- isochromosome
- isochromosomes
- isochron
- isochronal
- isochronally
- isochrone
- isochrones
- isochronise
- isochronised
- isochronises
- isochronising
- isochronism
- isochronisms
- isochronized
- isochronizes
- isochronizing
- isochronous
- isochronous governor
- isochronously
- isochrons
- isocitric acid
- isoclasite
- isoclinal