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edscottite

edscottite noun: an iron carbide mineral with the formula Fe₅C₂.

Noun

edscottite (uncountable)

  1. An iron carbide mineral with the formula Fe₅C₂.

Origin of edscottite

From Ed + Scott + -ite, after Edward R. D. Scott of the University of Hawaii, a pioneering cosmochemist.

Questions about edscottite

What does edscottite mean?
Edscottite means an iron carbide mineral with the formula Fe₅C₂.
What part of speech is edscottite?
Edscottite is a noun.

Words near edscottite in the dictionary

  1. EDSA
  2. EDSA II
  3. EDSA III
  4. Edsall
  5. Edsalls
  6. edscottite
  7. Edsel
  8. Edsels
  9. Edser
  10. Edson
  11. Edstrom

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