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binghamite

binghamite noun: a type of agate stone found in Minnesota.

Noun

binghamite (uncountable)

  1. A type of agate stone found in Minnesota.
    Synonyms:
    cuyunite, silkstone

Synonyms of binghamite

Origin of binghamite

From Bingham + -ite, after William Bingham, a lapidary, who discovered it in 1936.

Questions about binghamite

What does binghamite mean?
Binghamite means a type of agate stone found in Minnesota.
What part of speech is binghamite?
Binghamite is a noun.

Words near binghamite in the dictionary

  1. bingey
  2. Bingham
  3. Bingham County
  4. Bingham plastic
  5. Bingham plastics
  6. binghamite
  7. Binghams
  8. Binghamton
  9. Binghi
  10. Binghis
  11. Bingie

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