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algodonite

algodonite noun: a hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.

Noun

algodonite (uncountable)

  1. A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.

Origin of algodonite

Named after the Algodones silver mine in Chile + -ite; the name of the mine comes from Spanish algodones (“cottons”).

Questions about algodonite

What does algodonite mean?
Algodonite means a hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
What part of speech is algodonite?
Algodonite is a noun.

Words near algodonite in the dictionary

  1. algocracy
  2. algocratic
  3. algocyan
  4. algodoncillo
  5. Algodones
  6. algodonite
  7. algodystrophy
  8. algofunctional
  9. algogenic
  10. algogenicity
  11. algogenous

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