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单词 encrinite
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encrinite

[ en-kruh-nahyt ]
/ ˈɛn krəˌnaɪt /

noun

a fossil crinoid.

Origin of encrinite

1800–10; <New Latin encrin(us) (<Greek en-en-2 + krínon lily) + -ite1

Words nearby encrinite

encounter group, encounter session, encourage, encouragement, encrimson, encrinite, encroach, encroachment, en croûte, encrust, encrustation
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Example sentences from the Web for encrinite

  • Encrinite, en′kri-nīt, n. a common fossil crinoid, found thick in limestone and marble—called also Stone-lily.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

  • It contains very perfect remains of the encrinite, echinite, and some other fossil species.

    Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 (Volume XXVI)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for encrinite

encrinite
/ (ˈɛnkrɪˌnaɪt) /

noun

(in the US) a sedimentary rock formed almost exclusively from the skeletal plates of crinoidsSometimes shortened to: crinite

Word Origin for encrinite

C19: from New Latin encrinus (from Greek en- ² + krinon lily) + -ite 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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