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clairite

clairite noun: a triclinic yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

Noun

clairite

  1. A triclinic yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

Origin of clairite

From Claire + -ite, after Claire Zingg Martini, wife of Jacques Martini, who discovered and named the mineral.

Questions about clairite

What does clairite mean?
Clairite means a triclinic yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
What part of speech is clairite?
Clairite is a noun.

Words near clairite in the dictionary

  1. clairets
  2. clairgustance
  3. clairgustant
  4. clairgustants
  5. clairin
  6. clairite
  7. Clairmont
  8. Clairmonts
  9. clairolfaction
  10. clairon
  11. clairons

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