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acmonidesite

acmonidesite noun: an orthorhombic sulfate chloride mineral with the chemical formula (NH₄,K,Pb)₈NaFe²⁺₄(SO₄)₅Cl₈.

Noun

acmonidesite (uncountable)

  1. An orthorhombic sulfate chloride mineral with the chemical formula (NH₄,K,Pb)₈NaFe²⁺₄(SO₄)₅Cl₈.

Origin of acmonidesite

From Acmonides (from Greek Ακμωνιδης), who was a Cyclops and a helper of Hephaistos, the god of fire whose forge was said to be located at Vulcano + -ite.

Questions about acmonidesite

What does acmonidesite mean?
Acmonidesite means an orthorhombic sulfate chloride mineral with the chemical formula (NH₄,K,Pb)₈NaFe²⁺₄(SO₄)₅Cl₈.
What part of speech is acmonidesite?
Acmonidesite is a noun.

Words near acmonidesite in the dictionary

  1. ACMI lease
  2. ACMI leases
  3. acmic
  4. acmite
  5. acmites
  6. acmonidesite
  7. acmonital
  8. ACMs
  9. acmè
  10. acmès
  11. ACN

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