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Meaning of "dolomite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DOLOMITE

Named after Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801), French mineralogist.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DOLOMITE

dolomite  [ˈdɒləˌmaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOLOMITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dolomite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOLOMITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dolomite

Dolomite

Dolomite /ˈdɒləmaɪt/ is an anhydrous carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate CaMg2. The word dolomite is also used to describe the sedimentary carbonate rock, which is composed predominantly of the mineral dolomite.

Definition of dolomite in the English dictionary

The definition of dolomite in the dictionary is a white mineral often tinted by impurities, found in sedimentary rocks and veins. It is used in the manufacture of cement and as a building stone. Composition: calcium magnesium carbonate. Formula: CaMg2. Crystal structure: hexagonal. Other definition of dolomite is a sedimentary rock resembling limestone but consisting principally of the mineral dolomite. It is an important source of magnesium and its compounds, and is used as a building material and refractory.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOLOMITE


Adamite
ˈædəˌmaɪt
Adullamite
əˈdʌləˌmaɪt
atacamite
əˈtækəˌmaɪt
bedlamite
ˈbɛdləˌmaɪt
Benthamite
ˈbɛnθəˌmaɪt
calamite
ˈkæləˌmaɪt
catamite
ˈkætəˌmaɪt
diatomite
daɪˈætəˌmaɪt
dynamite
ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt
Edomite
ˈiːdəˌmaɪt
Elamite
ˈiːləˌmaɪt
fogramite
ˈfəʊɡrəˌmaɪt
Gothamite
ˈɡɒθəˌmaɪt
hellgrammite
ˈhɛlɡrəˌmaɪt
rolamite
ˈrəʊləˌmaɪt
schorlomite
ˈskɔːləˌmaɪt
Shulamite
ˈʃuːləˌmaɪt
sodomite
ˈsɒdəˌmaɪt
willemite
ˈwɪləˌmaɪt
wolframite
ˈwʊlfrəˌmaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOLOMITE

dolmenic
Dolmetsch
Dolomites
dolomitic
dolomitisation
dolomitise
dolomitization
dolomitize
dolor
doloriferous
dolorific
dolorimetry
doloroso
dolorous
dolorously
dolorousness
dolos
dolosse
dolostone
dolour

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOLOMITE

a mite
anti-Semite
chromite
dust mite
epsomite
eremite
Ermite
fomite
kumite
marmite
mite
samite
Semite
smite
somite
spider mite
stalagmite
termite
Thermite
Vegemite

Synonyms and antonyms of dolomite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dolomite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOLOMITE

Find out the translation of dolomite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dolomite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dolomite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白云石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dolomita
570 millions of speakers

English

dolomite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डोलोमाइट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدولوميت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

доломит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dolomita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডলোমাইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dolomie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dolomit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dolomit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドロマイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백운석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dolomite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bạch vân thạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டோலோமைட்டில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोलोमाईट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dolomi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dolomite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dolomit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

доломіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dolomită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δολομίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dolomiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dolomit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dolomitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dolomite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLOMITE»

The term «dolomite» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.514 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLOMITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dolomite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOLOMITE»

Discover the use of dolomite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dolomite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Geometry and Petrogenesis of Dolomite Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
9C) and abundant dissolution pits in the dolomite crystals (Fig. 9D), which indicate that these textures originated from dolomite dissolution. In the Grosmont Formation dissolution was facilitated by meteoric water (Machel & Huebscher 2000), ...
Colin J. R. Braithwaite, Giancarlo Rizzi, Gillian Darke, 2004
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Industrial Minerals and Extractive Industry Geology: Based ...
DAVID A. HOPKINS Baker Refractories, 320 North Baker Road, York, Pennsylvania 17404, USA Abstract: The vast majority of dolomite produced in the United States is typically used as a construction aggregate, where little value is added to ...
P. W. Scott, Colin Malcolm Bristow, 2002
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The Dolomite Solution
When someone kills one scientist and tries for the second, trying to steal this new cure, only one man can bring The Dolomite Solution to the public...Jake Adams!
Trevor Scott, 2011
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Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and ...
The distinction between calcium carbonate minerals (predominantly calcite) and dolomite forms a basic element in almost all chemical carbonate rock classifications. The term limestone is generally used for rocks composed predominantly of ...
Erik Flügel, 2010
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Sand and Sandstone
Calciie and Dolomite. Calcite and dolomite are abundant in sandstones as pore- filling and replacement cements of post-depositional origin. Grains of detrital and primary dolomite have been identified by (e.g.. Sabins. 1962). Some pore-filling ...
F. J. Pettijohn, 1987
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Carbonate rocks
Weyl (1960) suggested that if the carbonate involved in dolomitization has a local source, then the dolomite formed will occupy a smaller volume than the replaced calcite because dolomite is more dense than calcite. This difference in volume ...
George V. Chilingar, Harold Joseph Bissell, Rhodes Whitmore Fairbridge, 2011
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Geochemistry of Sedimentary Carbonates
Land (e.g., 1985) has stressed the chemical and structural variations associated with natural dolomites, and has gone so far as to suggest that the name "dolomite " be used in the same way that the mineral name "feldspar" is used. The fact that  ...
J.W. Morse, F.T. Mackenzie, 1990
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Carbonate Diagenesis and Porosity
RELATIONSHIP OF POROSITY TO PERCENTAGE OF DOLOMITE v I I I I I NOTE: Samples containing more than 10% secondary onhydrite T excluded. /D A 50 " O/ O o ' g yo 0 O - Cryptocrystulline 2 _ limestone _ E / E O ' 9° 0 Microcrystolline ...
C.H. Moore, 1989
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Understory Plant Community Response to Nitrogen and Dolomite ...
DISCUSSION Soil Chemical Response Two years following dolomite application, conditions in the organic horizons significantly improved in terms of increased pH , increased calcium and magnesium concentrations, and decreased ...
Laura A. Heath, 2007
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ASMOSIA 4:
Since 1993 samples from some 118 sculptures in museums aml private collections throughout the world have been proven to be dolomite. Visual examination confirms that the dolomite comes from Cape Vathy on Thasos, the only major ...
Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones used in Antiquity. International Symposium, Max Schvoerer, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOLOMITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dolomite is used in the context of the following news items.
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CGrowth Capital completes survey for White Pit dolomite and targets …
The dolomite supplier is pushing ahead with plans to move its discussion with funding sources to the next level, as it receives the first ... «Industrial Minerals, Jul 15»
2
16 of the most jaw-dropping space photos of the year
The snow-covered dolomite ridge of the mountain and the Earth's only natural satellite bear a striking resemblance to one another, contrasting ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
3
Photographer captures incredible cave light pictures
Karst topography is a landscape formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterised by ... «AOL Travel UK, Jul 15»
4
Wednesday's Events include Climbers' Festival, Farmer's Market …
This year it will feature slideshows, climbing clinics, dyno-climbing competition, brewing tour, trade fair, Dolomite Dash trail run, film festival, ... «County 10, Jul 15»
5
Eureka Springs house stands True to its steep history
... and his wife, Eliza Marshall True, on March 23, 1886 using the same dolomite limestone that he used to construct the Crescent," he said. «Lovely County Citizen, Jul 15»
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Gov't mapping out sinkholes, land subsidence in PH towns
... for sinkholes and ground subsidence will be conducted in areas with a high concentration of soluble rocks made of limestone and dolomite. «Rappler, Jul 15»
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CGrowth Capital, Inc. Updates Shareholders on Dolomite Survey
The report(s) will evaluate all data and determine a net mineable quantification of magnesium dolomite in both cubic yards and monetarily. «Baystreet.ca, Jul 15»
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Author to speak, sign books Thursday at GSCC
He and his students are studying the ecology of endangered species and threatened ecosystems, including the Ketona dolomite glades, ... «Gadsden Times, Jul 15»
9
'Hollywood Game Night' and the problem with the celebrity fun bus
... the most "dangerous" moments (such as when Grylls and Hudson descend a cliff in Italy's Dolomite mountains) are captured by cameras from ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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Nevada Clean Magnesium and ScanMag AS Become Partners in …
... billion pounds of magnesium using a 12% cut-off grade contained within a high purity dolomite block. For more information, please visit www.nevadacmi.com. «Junior Mining Network, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dolomite [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dolomite>. Apr 2024 ».
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