nacre
organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs
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nacre
Summary
nacre ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,292 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- nacre is made of aragonite[2].
- nacre is made of conchiolin[3].
- nacre is a type of art material[4].
- nacre is a type of composite material[5].
- nacre is a type of biological material[6].
- nacre's Commons category is recorded as Nacre[7].
- nacre's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
- nacre's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- nacre's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include art material[4], composite material[5], and biological material[6].
Influence
Things named for nacre include nacrite[11], a mineral species[12] and plumbonacrite[13], a mineral species[14].
Why It Matters
nacre ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,292 views/month).[1] nacre has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] nacre is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]
Entities named for nacre include nacrite[11], a mineral species[12] and plumbonacrite[13], a mineral species[14].