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dervillite

dervillite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic brownish black mineral containing arsenic, silver, and sulfur.

Noun

dervillite (uncountable)

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic brownish black mineral containing arsenic, silver, and sulfur.

Origin of dervillite

Named after French professor at University of Strasbourg Dr. Henri Derville + -ite.

Questions about dervillite

What does dervillite mean?
Dervillite means a monoclinic-prismatic brownish black mineral containing arsenic, silver, and sulfur.
What part of speech is dervillite?
Dervillite is a noun.

Words near dervillite in the dictionary

  1. dervice
  2. dervices
  3. dervich
  4. derviche
  5. derviches
  6. dervillite
  7. dervis
  8. dervise
  9. dervises
  10. dervish
  11. Dervish state

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