| NOUN | substance | dolomite | a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate |
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| substance | dolomite, bitter spar | a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate |
| Sounds | dow'lahmay.t | |
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| Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... | |
| Meaning | A kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate. | |
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| Broader | rock, stone | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust |
| Spanish | dolomía, dolomita | |
| Catalan | dolomita | |
| Adjectives | dolomitic | relating to or consisting of dolomite |
| Meaning | A light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer. | |
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| Synonym | bitter spar | |
| Broader | mineral | Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
| Substances | magnesium, Mg, atomic number 12 | A light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element |
| Spanish | dolomita | |
| Catalan | dolomita | |
| Adjectives | dolomitic | relating to or consisting of dolomite |
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