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chekhovichite

chekhovichite noun: a monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing bismuth, iron, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.

Noun

chekhovichite

  1. A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing bismuth, iron, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.

Origin of chekhovichite

Named after Professor Sergei Konstantinovich Chekhovich (1917-1997), Kazakh mineralogist. Chekhovich + -ite

Questions about chekhovichite

What does chekhovichite mean?
Chekhovichite means a monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing bismuth, iron, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.
What part of speech is chekhovichite?
Chekhovichite is a noun.

Words near chekhovichite in the dictionary

  1. Chekenians
  2. Chekhov
  3. Chekhov's gun
  4. Chekhova
  5. Chekhovian
  6. chekhovichite
  7. Chekhovo
  8. cheki
  9. Chekiang
  10. Chekiangese
  11. chekis

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