polianite
American
[poh-lee-uh-nahyt]
/ ˈpoʊ li əˌnaɪt /
noun
Mineralogy.
Etymology
Origin of polianite
1840–50; < German Polianit, irregular < Greek poliaínesthai to grow white (with sea foam), derivative of poliós gray; see -ite 1
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