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elkerite

elkerite noun: a subgroup of pyrobitumens rich in oxygen and partly soluble in alkali, resembling an earthy brown coal and probably representing a product of intense weathering of bitumens.

Noun

elkerite (plural elkerites)

  1. A subgroup of pyrobitumens rich in oxygen and partly soluble in alkali, resembling an earthy brown coal and probably representing a product of intense weathering of bitumens.

Forms of elkerite

pluralelkerites

Questions about elkerite

What does elkerite mean?
Elkerite means a subgroup of pyrobitumens rich in oxygen and partly soluble in alkali, resembling an earthy brown coal and probably representing a product of intense weathering of bitumens.
What part of speech is elkerite?
Elkerite is a noun.
What is the plural of elkerite?
The plural of elkerite is elkerites.

Words near elkerite in the dictionary

  1. Elkasaites
  2. elkburger
  3. elkburgers
  4. Elkdom
  5. elke
  6. elkerite
  7. elkerites
  8. elkes
  9. Elkesaite
  10. Elkesaites
  11. Elkesley

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