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burkeite

burkeite noun: an evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate with the chemical formula Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂, found at Searles Lake, California.

Noun

burkeite (uncountable)

  1. An evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate with the chemical formula Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂, found at Searles Lake, California.

Forms of burkeite

alternative formburkite

Origin of burkeite

From Burke + -ite, after William Edmund Burke.

Questions about burkeite

What does burkeite mean?
Burkeite means an evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate with the chemical formula Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂, found at Searles Lake, California.
What part of speech is burkeite?
Burkeite is a noun.

Words near burkeite in the dictionary

  1. Burkean
  2. Burkeans
  3. burked
  4. Burkeen
  5. Burkeens
  6. burkeite
  7. Burkel
  8. Burkels
  9. burker
  10. burkers
  11. Burkert

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