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atlasite

/ˈæt.ləs.aɪt/

atlasite noun: a discredited mineral, thought to be a mixture of azurite and atacamite.

Noun

atlasite (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A discredited mineral, thought to be a mixture of azurite and atacamite.

Origin of atlasite

From Atlas + -ite.

Questions about atlasite

What does atlasite mean?
Atlasite means a discredited mineral, thought to be a mixture of azurite and atacamite.
What part of speech is atlasite?
Atlasite is a noun.
How do you pronounce atlasite?
Atlasite is pronounced /ˈæt.ləs.aɪt/.

Words near atlasite in the dictionary

  1. Atlas wheatears
  2. Atlas-like
  3. atlases
  4. Atlasic
  5. atlasing
  6. atlasite
  7. Atlaslike
  8. atlasovite
  9. atlasses
  10. atlastin
  11. atlastins

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