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coffinite

coffinite noun: a brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.

Noun

coffinite (plural coffinites)

  1. A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.

Forms of coffinite

pluralcoffinites

Origin of coffinite

From Coffin + -ite, after Reuben Clare Coffin, American geologist.

Questions about coffinite

What does coffinite mean?
Coffinite means a brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.
What part of speech is coffinite?
Coffinite is a noun.
What is the plural of coffinite?
The plural of coffinite is coffinites.

Words near coffinite in the dictionary

  1. coffinful
  2. coffinfuls
  3. Coffing
  4. Coffings
  5. coffining
  6. coffinite
  7. coffinites
  8. coffinless
  9. coffinlike
  10. coffinmaker
  11. coffinmakers

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