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protogine.

A form of granite containing silvery flakes of talc or similar minerals.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A form of granite containing silvery flakes of talc or similar minerals.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French protogine, coined in 1806 on the basis of Ancient Greek πρωτόγονος (prōtógonos, “first-created”), with an added suffix -ine, which the author used for certain minerals.

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