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carboirite

carboirite noun: a mineral containing iron, aluminum, oxygen and hydrogen that is found in southern France.

carboirite: a mineral containing iron, aluminum, oxygen and hydrogen that is found in southern France
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Noun

carboirite (uncountable)

  1. A mineral containing iron, aluminum, oxygen and hydrogen that is found in southern France.

Origin of carboirite

From Carboire + -ite, after the locality it was found in.

Questions about carboirite

What does carboirite mean?
Carboirite means a mineral containing iron, aluminum, oxygen and hydrogen that is found in southern France.
What part of speech is carboirite?
Carboirite is a noun.

Words near carboirite in the dictionary

  1. carbohydrazides
  2. carbohydride
  3. carbohydrides
  4. carbohydrolytic
  5. carbohæmia
  6. carboirite
  7. carbokentbrooksite
  8. carbol
  9. carbolactam
  10. carbolactams
  11. carbolate

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