1. calcite

noun. ['ˈkælˌsaɪt'] a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone.

Rhymes with Calcite

• andesite
• anthracite
• brucite
• eyesight
• felicite
• foresight
• granulocyte
• gravesite
• hindsight
• hindsight
• hussite
• insight
• leukocyte
• lucite
• lymphocyte
• magnesite
• oversight
• parasite
• phagocyte
• plebiscite

How do you pronounce calcite?

Pronounce calcite as ˈkælˌsaɪt.

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Sentences with calcite

1. Noun, singular or mass
Another difference between calcite and fluorite is the color each forms in.

2. Adverb
Fluorite and calcite, two mineral types, are vastly different in shape and behavior.

3. Adjective
Both calcite and fluorite will fluoresce under certain light conditions, though only fluorite is also phosphorescent.