dialogite

[ dahy-al-uh-jahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.

1. rhodochrosite.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dialogite¹

1820–30; < Greek dialog ( ḗ ) selection, derivative of dialégein to select ( dia- dia- + légein to speak) + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Dialogite, dī-al′ō-jīt, n. a rose-red carbonate of manganese—also Rhodochrosite.

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