cryptohalite

noun

cryp·​to·​halite

ˌkriptō+

: a rare mineral consisting of ammonium fluosilicate (NH₄)₂SiF₆

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + halite; originally formed as Italian criptoalite

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