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barbosalite

barbosalite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Noun

barbosalite

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

Origin of barbosalite

Named after Brazilian professor emeritus of geology Dr. Aluízio Licínio de Miranda Barbosa at School of Mines at Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, + -lite.

Questions about barbosalite

What does barbosalite mean?
Barbosalite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
What part of speech is barbosalite?
Barbosalite is a noun.

Words near barbosalite in the dictionary

  1. barbola
  2. Barbon
  3. barbooth
  4. Barbos
  5. Barbosa
  6. barbosalite
  7. barbotage
  8. barbotages
  9. barbotine
  10. barbotines
  11. barbotte

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