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bracewellite

bracewellite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Noun

bracewellite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Origin of bracewellite

Named after director of British Guyana Geological Survey and professor at the University of the West Indies Smith Bracewell, + -ite.

Questions about bracewellite

What does bracewellite mean?
Bracewellite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
What part of speech is bracewellite?
Bracewellite is a noun.

Words near bracewellite in the dictionary

  1. braceth
  2. Braceville
  3. Bracewell
  4. Bracewell probe
  5. Bracewell probes
  6. bracewellite
  7. Bracewells
  8. Bracey
  9. Braceys
  10. brach
  11. bracha

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