kratochvilite

noun

kratoch·​vil·​ite

krəˈtächvəˌlīt,

ˈkratəkˌviˌl-

plural -s

: fluorene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary kratochvil- (probably from Josef Kratochvil †1958 Czechoslovak petrographer) + -ite

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