"phthanite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phthanites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φθάνω (phthánō, “to come first”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φθάνω||to come first}} Ancient Greek φθάνω (phthánō, “to come first”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} phthanite (countable and uncountable, plural phthanites)
  1. (mineralogy) chert Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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