clinohumite

noun

cli·​no·​humite

¦klīnō+

: a mineral Mg₉Si₄O₁₆(F,OH)₂ of the humite group crystallizing in the monoclinic system

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary clin- + humite

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