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botryogen

botryogen noun: a hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral.

Noun

botryogen (uncountable)

  1. A hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral.

Origin of botryogen

From Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus, “cluster of grapes”) + -gen. By surface analysis, botry- + -o- + -gen.

Words formed from botryogen

Questions about botryogen

What does botryogen mean?
Botryogen means a hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral.
What part of speech is botryogen?
Botryogen is a noun.

Words near botryogen in the dictionary

  1. botryendial
  2. botryllid
  3. botryllids
  4. botryococcene
  5. botryococcenes
  6. botryogen
  7. botryoid
  8. botryoidal
  9. botryoidally
  10. botryoids
  11. botryolite

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