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aciculite

aciculite noun: a sulfide of bismuth, lead, and copper.

Noun

aciculite (uncountable)

  1. A sulfide of bismuth, lead, and copper.
    Synonyms:
    aikinite, needle ore, needle-ore, acicular bismuth, cupreous bismuth, patrinite

Synonyms of aciculite

Origin of aciculite

From Latin acicula, diminutive of acus (“needle”).

Questions about aciculite

What does aciculite mean?
Aciculite means a sulfide of bismuth, lead, and copper.
What part of speech is aciculite?
Aciculite is a noun.

Words near aciculite in the dictionary

  1. aciculas
  2. aciculate
  3. aciculated
  4. aciculatin
  5. aciculiform
  6. aciculite
  7. aciculum
  8. aciculums
  9. acid
  10. acid amide
  11. acid amides

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