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beryllite

beryllite noun: an orthorhombic white mineral containing beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

beryllite

  1. An orthorhombic white mineral containing beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of beryllite

For its composition of beryllium, + -ite.

Questions about beryllite

What does beryllite mean?
Beryllite means an orthorhombic white mineral containing beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is beryllite?
Beryllite is a noun.

Words near beryllite in the dictionary

  1. berylline
  2. beryllines
  3. beryllioses
  4. berylliosis
  5. berylliotic
  6. beryllite
  7. beryllium
  8. beryllium carbide
  9. beryllium chloride
  10. beryllium nitride
  11. beryllium oxide

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