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PYROPHYLLITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pyrophyllite mean?
• PYROPHYLLITE (noun)
The noun PYROPHYLLITE has 1 sense:
1. a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc)
Familiarity information: PYROPHYLLITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("pyrophyllite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
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