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candite
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English
Etymology
From Candy + -ite, from an old name for Kandy, Sri Lanka, where it was found.
Noun
candite (uncountable)
- (obsolete, mineralogy) ceylonite (dark variety of spinel).
References
- “candite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Italian
Adjective
candite
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