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choloalite

choloalite noun: an isometric dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.

Noun

choloalite (uncountable)

  1. An isometric dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.

Origin of choloalite

From Nahuatl choloa (“evasive”), because it was not found in the type locality mine for several years, + -lite.

Questions about choloalite

What does choloalite mean?
Choloalite means an isometric dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.
What part of speech is choloalite?
Choloalite is a noun.

Words near choloalite in the dictionary

  1. Cholmeley
  2. Cholmondeley
  3. Cholmondeleys
  4. Cholmondeston
  5. cholo
  6. choloalite
  7. cholochrome
  8. Cholon
  9. cholos
  10. cholothorax
  11. choloylglycine

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