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scolecite(dictionary)

scolecite (iou)



scolecite noun. E19.
[from Greek skolek-, skolex worm + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A calcium zeolite occurring in radiating groups of needle-shaped or fibrous crystals. E19.
Botany. In ascomycetous fungi: a coiled hypha at the centre of a young perithecium. L19.