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cernyite

cernyite noun: a cadmium analog of stannite, with chemical formula Cu₂CdSnS₄.

Noun

cernyite (uncountable)

  1. A cadmium analog of stannite, with chemical formula Cu₂CdSnS₄.

Origin of cernyite

Named after Petr Černý, + -ite.

Questions about cernyite

What does cernyite mean?
Cernyite means a cadmium analog of stannite, with chemical formula Cu₂CdSnS₄.
What part of speech is cernyite?
Cernyite is a noun.

Words near cernyite in the dictionary

  1. Cernik
  2. Cernișoara
  3. Cernunnos
  4. cernuous
  5. Cerny
  6. cernyite
  7. Cernys
  8. Cernătești
  9. cero
  10. cero-
  11. ceroan

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