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amarillite

amarillite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.

Noun

amarillite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.

Origin of amarillite

Named after type locality Terra Amarilla in Chile + -ite

Questions about amarillite

What does amarillite mean?
Amarillite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.
What part of speech is amarillite?
Amarillite is a noun.

Words near amarillite in the dictionary

  1. amari
  2. amaril
  3. Amarillan
  4. Amarillans
  5. amarillic
  6. amarillite
  7. Amarillo
  8. Amarilloan
  9. amarine
  10. Amaris
  11. amaritude

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