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delafossite

delafossite noun: a mixed oxide mineral of copper and iron.

Noun

delafossite (countable and uncountable, plural delafossites)

  1. A mixed oxide mineral of copper and iron.

Forms of delafossite

pluraldelafossites

Origin of delafossite

From French Delafosse + -ite, after French mineralogist Gabriel Delafosse.

Questions about delafossite

What does delafossite mean?
Delafossite means a mixed oxide mineral of copper and iron.
What part of speech is delafossite?
Delafossite is a noun.
What is the plural of delafossite?
The plural of delafossite is delafossites.

Words near delafossite in the dictionary

  1. delactation
  2. DeLacy
  3. DeLacys
  4. Delafield
  5. delafloxacin
  6. delafossite
  7. delafossites
  8. Delafuente
  9. Delafuentes
  10. Delagarza
  11. Delagarzas

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