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cahnite

cahnite noun: a tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Noun

cahnite (countable and uncountable, plural cahnites)

  1. A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Forms of cahnite

pluralcahnites

Origin of cahnite

From Cahn + -ite.

Questions about cahnite

What does cahnite mean?
Cahnite means a tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
What part of speech is cahnite?
Cahnite is a noun.
What is the plural of cahnite?
The plural of cahnite is cahnites.

Words near cahnite in the dictionary

  1. cahiz
  2. cahizada
  3. cahizadas
  4. cahizes
  5. Cahn
  6. cahnite
  7. cahnites
  8. Cahns
  9. Cahokia
  10. Cahokia Heights
  11. Cahokian

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