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CROCOLITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crocolite mean?
• CROCOLITE (noun)
The noun CROCOLITE has 1 sense:
1. a rare lead chromite mineral that forms bright orange crystals
Familiarity information: CROCOLITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rare lead chromite mineral that forms bright orange crystals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("crocolite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
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