ankerite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(angkə rīt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•ker•ite  (angkə rīt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya carbonate mineral related to dolomite but with iron replacing part of the magnesium.
  • 1835–45; named after M. J. Anker (died 1843), Austrian mineralogist; see -ite1


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