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chloroxiphite

chloroxiphite noun: an olive-green monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.

Noun

chloroxiphite (uncountable)

  1. An olive-green monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.

Origin of chloroxiphite

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”) + Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”) + -ite.

Questions about chloroxiphite

What does chloroxiphite mean?
Chloroxiphite means an olive-green monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
What part of speech is chloroxiphite?
Chloroxiphite is a noun.

Words near chloroxiphite in the dictionary

  1. chlorovirus
  2. chloroviruses
  3. chloroxime
  4. chloroximes
  5. chloroxine
  6. chloroxiphite
  7. chloroxuron
  8. chloroxylenol
  9. chloroxylenols
  10. chloroxynil
  11. chlorozincate

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