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borovskite

borovskite noun: an isometric-hexoctahedral dark gray mineral containing antimony, palladium, and tellurium.

borovskite: an isometric-hexoctahedral dark gray mineral containing antimony, palladium, and tellurium
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Noun

borovskite

  1. An isometric-hexoctahedral dark gray mineral containing antimony, palladium, and tellurium.

Origin of borovskite

Likely borrowed from Russian. Also Borovsky + -ite. Named for Igor Borisovich Borovsky.

Questions about borovskite

What does borovskite mean?
Borovskite means an isometric-hexoctahedral dark gray mineral containing antimony, palladium, and tellurium.
What part of speech is borovskite?
Borovskite is a noun.

Words near borovskite in the dictionary

  1. Borovo
  2. Borovoi
  3. Borovois
  4. Borovoy
  5. Borovsk
  6. borovskite
  7. Borovsky
  8. Borowiak
  9. Borowiaks
  10. Borowicz
  11. Borowiczes

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