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alabandite

alabandite noun: a mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites.

Noun

alabandite (usually uncountable, plural alabandites)

  1. (usually) A mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites
    Synonyms:
    manganblende

Synonyms of alabandite

Forms of alabandite

pluralalabandites

Origin of alabandite

From ancient city of Alabanda in modern Turkey, from Ancient Greek Ἀλάβανδα (Alábanda).

Questions about alabandite

What does alabandite mean?
Alabandite means a mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites.
What part of speech is alabandite?
Alabandite is a noun.
What is the plural of alabandite?
The plural of alabandite is alabandites.

Words near alabandite in the dictionary

  1. Alabamians
  2. alabamine
  3. alabamium
  4. Alabammer
  5. Alabamy
  6. alabandite
  7. alabandites
  8. Alabang
  9. alabarch
  10. alabarchs
  11. alabaster

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