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aleksite

aleksite noun: a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral steel gray mineral containing bismuth, lead, sulfur, and tellurium.

Noun

aleksite

  1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral steel gray mineral containing bismuth, lead, sulfur, and tellurium.

Origin of aleksite

From Russian Алексеев (Aleksejev) + -ite, after the mine where it was found.

Questions about aleksite

What does aleksite mean?
Aleksite means a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral steel gray mineral containing bismuth, lead, sulfur, and tellurium.
What part of speech is aleksite?
Aleksite is a noun.

Words near aleksite in the dictionary

  1. Aleksanyan
  2. Aleksanyans
  3. Aleksei
  4. Aleksey
  5. Aleksic
  6. aleksite
  7. alektorophobia
  8. alelike
  9. alellotyping
  10. alemaker
  11. alemaking

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