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burpalite

burpalite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

Noun

burpalite (uncountable)

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

Origin of burpalite

Named for type locality, Burpala Massif, in Russia, + -ite

Questions about burpalite

What does burpalite mean?
Burpalite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.
What part of speech is burpalite?
Burpalite is a noun.

Words near burpalite in the dictionary

  1. Burows
  2. burp
  3. burp gun
  4. burp guns
  5. burp the worm
  6. burpalite
  7. burped
  8. burped the worm
  9. burpee
  10. burpees
  11. burpenorphine

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