calcite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *calcite*:
NOUN	substance	calcite	a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate

calcite > pronunciation
Sounds	kae'lsay.t
Rhymes	acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...

English > *calcite*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone.
Narrower	Iceland spar	A transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in polarizing microscopes
	alabaster, oriental alabaster, onyx marble, Mexican onyx	A hard compact kind of calcite
	chalk	A soft whitish calcite
Broader	spar	Any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
Substance of	limestone	A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
Substances	calcium carbonate	A salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone
Spanish	calcita
Catalan	calcita
Adjectives	calcitic	of or relating to or containing calcite

HyperDic: calcite