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emmonsite

emmonsite noun: a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and tellurium.

Noun

emmonsite

  1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and tellurium.

Origin of emmonsite

From Emmons + -ite, named after Samuel Franklin Emmons.

Questions about emmonsite

What does emmonsite mean?
Emmonsite means a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and tellurium.
What part of speech is emmonsite?
Emmonsite is a noun.

Words near emmonsite in the dictionary

  1. Emmitsburgian
  2. Emmitt
  3. Emmons
  4. Emmons County
  5. Emmonses
  6. emmonsite
  7. Emmott
  8. emmove
  9. emmoved
  10. emmoves
  11. emmoving

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