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arapahite

arapahite noun: a dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.

Noun

arapahite (usually uncountable, plural arapahites)

  1. (usually) A dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.

Forms of arapahite

pluralarapahites

Origin of arapahite

From Arapaho + -ite, after the Native American people who originally occupied the area where it was found.

Questions about arapahite

What does arapahite mean?
Arapahite means a dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.
What part of speech is arapahite?
Arapahite is a noun.
What is the plural of arapahite?
The plural of arapahite is arapahites.

Words near arapahite in the dictionary

  1. Aranyakas
  2. aranzada
  3. aranzadas
  4. Araona
  5. ARAP
  6. arapahite
  7. arapahites
  8. Arapaho
  9. Arapahoe
  10. Arapahoe County
  11. Arapahoes

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