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bandylite

bandylite noun: a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal dark blue mineral containing boron, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Noun

bandylite (uncountable)

  1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal dark blue mineral containing boron, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Origin of bandylite

Named after American mining engineer Dr. Mark Chance Bandy, who found the mineral, + -lite

Questions about bandylite

What does bandylite mean?
Bandylite means a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal dark blue mineral containing boron, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.
What part of speech is bandylite?
Bandylite is a noun.

Words near bandylite in the dictionary

  1. bandying about
  2. bandying around
  3. bandying words
  4. bandyings
  5. bandylegged
  6. bandylite
  7. bandyman
  8. bandymen
  9. Bandys
  10. Bandō
  11. bane

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