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atacamite

atacamite noun: a green copper(II) chloride hydroxide mineral, polymorphous with botallackite.

Noun

atacamite (countable and uncountable, plural atacamites)

  1. A green copper(II) chloride hydroxide mineral, polymorphous with botallackite.

Forms of atacamite

pluralatacamites

Origin of atacamite

From Atacama + -ite.

Words formed from atacamite

Questions about atacamite

What does atacamite mean?
Atacamite means a green copper(II) chloride hydroxide mineral, polymorphous with botallackite.
What part of speech is atacamite?
Atacamite is a noun.
What is the plural of atacamite?
The plural of atacamite is atacamites.

Words near atacamite in the dictionary

  1. Atacamenian
  2. Atacamenians
  3. Atacameñan
  4. Atacamian
  5. Atacamians
  6. atacamite
  7. atacamites
  8. atacicept
  9. ataciguat
  10. ATACMS
  11. atactic

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