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单词 helmintholite
释义

helmintholiten.

Etymology: < Greek ἑλμινθο- helminth n. + -lite comb. form1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: helˈmintholite.
1. Palaeontology. (See quot.) Obsolete.
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1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Hamilton).
1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Helmintholite, a fossil worm, with or without shell.
2. Mineralogy. (See quot. 1865-72)
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1865–72 H. Watts Dict. Chem. III. 141 Helmintholite, a variety of limestone, generally of a dark colour, and distinguished by the beautiful red and green iridiscence of the fossil shells which it contains. It is found in Carinthia, at Halle in the Tyrol, and other localities, and is made into a variety of ornamental articles.
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