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delvauxite

delvauxite noun: a yellow or brown amorphous mineral, sometimes forming a botryoidal mass or stalactites.

Noun

delvauxite (plural delvauxites)

  1. A yellow or brown amorphous mineral, sometimes forming a botryoidal mass or stalactites.
    Synonyms:
    borickite

Synonyms of delvauxite

Forms of delvauxite

pluraldelvauxites

Origin of delvauxite

Borrowed from French delvauxite, from J S P J Delvaux de Feuffe (1782-1863), Belgian chemist, + -ite.

Questions about delvauxite

What does delvauxite mean?
Delvauxite means a yellow or brown amorphous mineral, sometimes forming a botryoidal mass or stalactites.
What part of speech is delvauxite?
Delvauxite is a noun.
What is the plural of delvauxite?
The plural of delvauxite is delvauxites.

Words near delvauxite in the dictionary

  1. deluxes
  2. deluxest
  3. deluxurious
  4. Delvalle
  5. Delvalles
  6. delvauxite
  7. delvauxites
  8. delve
  9. DelVecchio
  10. Delvecchios
  11. delved

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