kakortokite

noun

ka·​kor·​tok·​ite

kəˈkȯ(r)təˌkīt

plural -s

: a rock of variable composition occurring in Greenland in black, white, and red sheets see agpaite

Word History

Etymology

Kakortok (Greenland Eskimo name for Julianehaab), Greenland + English -ite

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Rhymes for kakortokite

• actinolite
• adipocyte
• amphibolite
• anorthosite
• anthophyllite
• aragonite
• carbonatite
• cassiterite
• cristobalite
• crocidolite
• diatomite
• dithionite