pectolite
/ˈpɛktəlʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
A whitish or greyish mineral of the pyroxenoid group which occurs in igneous rocks in aggregates of needle-like crystals and consists of a basic silicate of calcium and sodium.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh Journal Science. From German Pektolith from ancient Greek πηκτός congealed + German -lith.
- nuclease
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- nucleic acid
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- nucleiform
- nuclein
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- nucleo-
- nucleocapsid
- nucleochronology
- nucleocosmochronology
- nucleocytoplasm
- nucleocytoplasmic
- nucleogenesis
- nucleogenetic
- nucleohistone
- nucleoid
- nucleolar
- nucleolar organizer
- nucleolate
- nucleolated
- nucleole