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cyanophyllite

cyanophyllite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal greenish blue mineral containing aluminum, antimony, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen. A polytype of cualstibite, and discredited for such in 2012.

Noun

cyanophyllite

  1. (archaic) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal greenish blue mineral containing aluminum, antimony, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen. A polytype of cualstibite, and discredited for such in 2012.

Origin of cyanophyllite

From Ancient Greek κυανός (kuanós, “blue-green”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) for its color and crystal habit, + -ite.

Questions about cyanophyllite

What does cyanophyllite mean?
Cyanophyllite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal greenish blue mineral containing aluminum, antimony, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen. A polytype of cualstibite, and discredited for such in 2012.
What part of speech is cyanophyllite?
Cyanophyllite is a noun.

Words near cyanophyllite in the dictionary

  1. cyanophycean
  2. cyanophycin
  3. cyanophycinase
  4. cyanophycins
  5. cyanophyll
  6. cyanophyllite
  7. cyanophyte
  8. cyanophytes
  9. cyanopia
  10. cyanopic
  11. cyanopically

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