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descloizite

descloizite noun: a rare orthorhombic mineral consisting of basic lead and zinc vanadate, isomorphous with olivenite.

Noun

descloizite (countable and uncountable, plural descloizites)

  1. A rare orthorhombic mineral consisting of basic lead and zinc vanadate, isomorphous with olivenite.

Forms of descloizite

pluraldescloizites

Origin of descloizite

Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817-1897), French mineralogist, + -ite.

Questions about descloizite

What does descloizite mean?
Descloizite means a rare orthorhombic mineral consisting of basic lead and zinc vanadate, isomorphous with olivenite.
What part of speech is descloizite?
Descloizite is a noun.
What is the plural of descloizite?
The plural of descloizite is descloizites.

Words near descloizite in the dictionary

  1. Deschutes County
  2. desciclovir
  3. desciption
  4. desclerotization
  5. desclerotizations
  6. descloizite
  7. descloizites
  8. descope
  9. descoped
  10. descopes
  11. descoping

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