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cassiterites

cassiterites is the plural of cassiterite.

Meaning of cassiterite

Noun

cassiterite (countable and uncountable, plural cassiterites)

  1. A generally black mineral, composed of tin oxide, SnO₂, which is an important ore of tin.
    • In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals.2007, Srdjan M. Bulatovic, Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice, →ISBN, page 13

Questions about cassiterites

What is cassiterites the plural of?
Cassiterites is the plural of cassiterite.

Words near cassiterites in the dictionary

  1. cassis
  2. cassis liqueur
  3. cassises
  4. Cassite
  5. cassiterite
  6. cassiterites
  7. Cassites
  8. Cassity
  9. Cassius
  10. Cassivi
  11. cassiæ

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