stishovite
стишовит
Stishovit
A fine-grained mineral, of SiO₂, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under…A fine-grained mineral, of SiO₂, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A fine-grained mineral, of SiO₂, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.
Stishovit
стишовитstišovit
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
high-pressure polymorph of quartz:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
high-pressure polymorph of quartz:
Origin
Named after Russian physicist Sergey Stishov + -ite.Named after Russian physicist Sergey Stishov + -ite.
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Forms
plural: stishovites| Singular | stishovite |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsstipoverite
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable