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葉長石 (ようちょうせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

葉よう長ちょう石せき

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Meanings

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petalite

A lithium aluminum silicate mineral; technical term used in geology and mineralogy.

See also: ペタライト

葉よう長ちょう石せきはリチウムを含ふくむ鉱こう物ぶつの一いっ種しゅです

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Petalite is a type of mineral that contains lithium.

Kanji

葉leaf, plane, lobe
長long, leader, superior
石stone

Related words

ペタライト
ペタライト is the katakana loanword for petalite, commonly used in scientific contexts alongside the kanji term 葉長石.

Built from

葉よう+長ちょう石せき

Etymology

The mineral name corresponds to petalite, whose international name derives from Greek petalon “leaf,” referring to its leaflike cleavage; 葉 represents this sense.