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aethiops

aethiops noun: any of various dark oxides or sulfides of metals.

Noun

aethiops (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Any of various dark oxides or sulfides of metals

Forms of aethiops

alternative formæthiops

Questions about aethiops

What does aethiops mean?
Aethiops means any of various dark oxides or sulfides of metals.
What part of speech is aethiops?
Aethiops is a noun.

Words near aethiops in the dictionary

  1. aethiopathological
  2. aethiopatogenesis
  3. Aethiope
  4. Aethiopes
  5. Aethiopia
  6. aethiops
  7. aethioside
  8. aethrian
  9. aethrians
  10. aethrioscope
  11. aethrioscopes

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