alamosite
noun
al·a·mos·ite
¦a-lə-¦mō-ˌsīt
plural -s
: a monoclinic lead silicate PbSiO3 occurring in white or colorless radiating fibers (hardness 4.5, specific gravity 6.5)
Word History
Etymology
Álamos, Sonora, Mexico, its locality + English -ite
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
- capric acid
- capric aldehyde
- capriccietti
- capriccietto
- capricciettos
- capriccio
- capriccios
- capriccioso
- caprice
- caprices
- capricious
- capriciously
- capriciousness
- capriciousnesses
- Capricorn
- capricorn beetle
- capricornes
- capricorni
- Capricornian
- capricornians
- Capricornis
- capricornises
- capricornisses
- capricorns
- Capricornus