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eosphorite

eosphorite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Noun

eosphorite (usually uncountable, plural eosphorites)

  1. (usually) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Forms of eosphorite

pluraleosphorites

Origin of eosphorite

From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “dawn”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”) + -ite, in reference to the pink colour of the mineral.

Questions about eosphorite

What does eosphorite mean?
Eosphorite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
What part of speech is eosphorite?
Eosphorite is a noun.
What is the plural of eosphorite?
The plural of eosphorite is eosphorites.

Words near eosphorite in the dictionary

  1. eosinopoiesis
  2. eosinotactic
  3. eosinotaxis
  4. eosins
  5. eosophobia
  6. eosphorite
  7. eosphorites
  8. Eosphorus
  9. Eostre
  10. eosuchian
  11. EOT

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