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Meaning of tridymite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A rare mineral of volcanic rocks that solidified at a high temperature, with the chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. Tridymite is chemically identical to quartz, but has a different crystal structure. Sometimes contains sodium aluminum silicate, which seems to be expelled when quartz solidifies at lower temperatures.

countable, uncountable

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Deutsch Tridymit
Español tridimita
Suomi tridymiitti
日本語 鱗珪石 鱗石英
Русский тридими́т

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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