Etymograph

English

krotite

From Krot + -ite, named after the cosmochemist Alexander N.

Formed from Krot + -ite

Belarusian крот ‘mole’

English Krot

The story

From Krot + -ite, named after the cosmochemist Alexander N.

Today it means

noun A natural mineral composed of calcium, aluminium and oxygen, with the molecular formula CaAl₂O₄.

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