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altaite

altaite noun: lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group.

Noun

altaite (uncountable)

  1. Lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group.

Origin of altaite

Altai Mountains, where it was discovered + -ite.

Questions about altaite

What does altaite mean?
Altaite means lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group.
What part of speech is altaite?
Altaite is a noun.

Words near altaite in the dictionary

  1. Altaicists
  2. Altair
  3. Altairian
  4. Altairians
  5. Altais
  6. altaite
  7. altaltissimo
  8. altaltissimos
  9. Altamaha
  10. Altamaha-ha
  11. Altamaha-has

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