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dietzeite

dietzeite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic golden yellow mineral containing calcium, chromium, iodine, and oxygen.

Noun

dietzeite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic golden yellow mineral containing calcium, chromium, iodine, and oxygen.

Origin of dietzeite

From Dietze + -ite after August Dietze (?-1893?), German chemist who first described the mineral.

Questions about dietzeite

What does dietzeite mean?
Dietzeite means a monoclinic-prismatic golden yellow mineral containing calcium, chromium, iodine, and oxygen.
What part of speech is dietzeite?
Dietzeite is a noun.

Words near dietzeite in the dictionary

  1. diets
  2. dietwise
  3. diety
  4. Dietz
  5. Dietze
  6. dietzeite
  7. Dietzen
  8. Dietzens
  9. Dietzes
  10. Dietzman
  11. Dietzmans

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