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clarkeite

clarkeite noun: a uranium oxide mineral of variable composition and uncertain structure, its colour varying from dark brown to orange.

Noun

clarkeite (uncountable)

  1. A uranium oxide mineral of variable composition and uncertain structure, its colour varying from dark brown to orange.

Origin of clarkeite

Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847-1931), American mineral chemist, + -ite.

Questions about clarkeite

What does clarkeite mean?
Clarkeite means a uranium oxide mineral of variable composition and uncertain structure, its colour varying from dark brown to orange.
What part of speech is clarkeite?
Clarkeite is a noun.

Words near clarkeite in the dictionary

  1. Clarke's Beach
  2. Clarke's gazelle
  3. Clarke's gazelles
  4. Clarkean
  5. Clarkefield
  6. clarkeite
  7. Clarkes
  8. Clarkes Hill
  9. Clarkesville
  10. Clarkey
  11. Clarkforkian

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