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brownmillerite

brownmillerite noun: a mineral with the chemical formula Ca₂(Al,Fe⁺⁺⁺)₂O₅, found in metamorphosed limestone.

Noun

brownmillerite (plural brownmillerites)

  1. A mineral with the chemical formula Ca₂(Al,Fe⁺⁺⁺)₂O₅, found in metamorphosed limestone.

Forms of brownmillerite

pluralbrownmillerites

Origin of brownmillerite

Lorrin Thomas Brownmiller (1902-1988), American chemist, + -ite.

Questions about brownmillerite

What does brownmillerite mean?
Brownmillerite means a mineral with the chemical formula Ca₂(Al,Fe⁺⁺⁺)₂O₅, found in metamorphosed limestone.
What part of speech is brownmillerite?
Brownmillerite is a noun.
What is the plural of brownmillerite?
The plural of brownmillerite is brownmillerites.

Words near brownmillerite in the dictionary

  1. Brownlies
  2. Brownlow
  3. Brownlow Hill
  4. Brownlows
  5. brownly
  6. brownmillerite
  7. brownness
  8. brownnesses
  9. brownnose
  10. brownnosed
  11. brownnoser

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