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åkermanite

åkermanite noun: a melilite mineral of the sorosilicate group, containing calcium, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen and having the chemical formula Ca₂Mg[Si₂O₇].

Noun

åkermanite (countable and uncountable, plural åkermanites)

  1. A melilite mineral of the sorosilicate group, containing calcium, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen and having the chemical formula Ca₂Mg[Si₂O₇].

Forms of åkermanite

pluralåkermanites

Origin of åkermanite

Named for Anders Richard Åkerman, a Swedish mineralogist, + -ite.

Questions about åkermanite

What does åkermanite mean?
Åkermanite means a melilite mineral of the sorosilicate group, containing calcium, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen and having the chemical formula Ca₂Mg[Si₂O₇].
What part of speech is åkermanite?
Åkermanite is a noun.
What is the plural of åkermanite?
The plural of åkermanite is åkermanites.

Words near åkermanite in the dictionary

  1. Älvsjö
  2. Äynu
  3. Åbo
  4. Åboland
  5. Åby
  6. åkermanite
  7. Ål
  8. Åland
  9. Åland Islands
  10. Ålander
  11. Ålanders

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