protogine

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English

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Etymology

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From French protogine, coined in 1806 on the basis of Ancient Greek πρωτόγονος (prōtógonos, first-created), with an added suffix -ine, which the author used for certain minerals.[1]

Noun

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protogine (countable and uncountable, plural protogines)

  1. (geology) A form of granite containing silvery flakes of talc or similar minerals.

Translations

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References

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  1. ^
    M. le professor Jurine, 1806, “Lettre à M. Gillet-Laumont”, in Journal des mines[1], volume 19, page 372:

Anagrams

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French

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Noun

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protogine f (plural protogines)

  1. protogine

Further reading

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Italian

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Adjective

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protogine

  1. feminine plural of protogino