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covellite

covellite noun: a shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper.

covellite: a shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper
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Noun

covellite (countable and uncountable, plural covellites)

  1. A shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper.

Forms of covellite

pluralcovellites

Origin of covellite

Named after Italian mineralogist Niccolo Covelli (1790–1829) + -ite.

Words formed from covellite

Questions about covellite

What does covellite mean?
Covellite means a shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper.
What part of speech is covellite?
Covellite is a noun.
What is the plural of covellite?
The plural of covellite is covellites.

Words near covellite in the dictionary

  1. Covell
  2. Covelli
  3. covelline
  4. covellines
  5. Covellis
  6. covellite
  7. covellites
  8. covellitic
  9. Covello
  10. Covellos
  11. Covells

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