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barklyite

barklyite noun: a magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby first found in Victoria, Australia.

Noun

barklyite (uncountable)

  1. A magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby first found in Victoria, Australia.

Origin of barklyite

From Barkly + -ite, after Henry Barkly, Governor of Victoria.

Questions about barklyite

What does barklyite mean?
Barklyite means a magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby first found in Victoria, Australia.
What part of speech is barklyite?
Barklyite is a noun.

Words near barklyite in the dictionary

  1. Barkleys
  2. barklice
  3. barklike
  4. barklouse
  5. Barkly
  6. barklyite
  7. Barkman
  8. Barkmans
  9. Barkol
  10. barkometer
  11. barkometers

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