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chervetite

chervetite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and vanadium.

chervetite: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and vanadium
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Noun

chervetite (uncountable)

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and vanadium.

Origin of chervetite

From Chervet (“a surname”) + -ite; after French mineralogist Jean Chervet.

Questions about chervetite

What does chervetite mean?
Chervetite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and vanadium.
What part of speech is chervetite?
Chervetite is a noun.

Words near chervetite in the dictionary

  1. cherupping
  2. cherups
  3. Cherusci
  4. cherute
  5. cherutes
  6. chervetite
  7. chervil
  8. chervils
  9. Chervona
  10. Chervona Zirka
  11. chervonets

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