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brownleeite

brownleeite noun: a silicide mineral with chemical formula MnSi.

Noun

brownleeite (uncountable)

  1. A silicide mineral with chemical formula MnSi.

Origin of brownleeite

From Brownlee + -ite, named after Donald E. Brownlee, professor of astronomy at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Questions about brownleeite

What does brownleeite mean?
Brownleeite means a silicide mineral with chemical formula MnSi.
What part of speech is brownleeite?
Brownleeite is a noun.

Words near brownleeite in the dictionary

  1. Brownistical
  2. Brownists
  3. Brownite
  4. Brownites
  5. Brownlee
  6. brownleeite
  7. Brownlees
  8. Brownlie
  9. Brownlies
  10. Brownlow
  11. Brownlow Hill

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