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eveite

eveite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal apple green mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.

Noun

eveite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal apple green mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.

Origin of eveite

Named in 1967 by Paul B. Moore after the biblical character Eve, in comparison to the isostructural mineral adamite. Eve + -ite

Questions about eveite

What does eveite mean?
Eveite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal apple green mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
What part of speech is eveite?
Eveite is a noun.

Words near eveite in the dictionary

  1. evectional
  2. evections
  3. evector
  4. evectors
  5. Evehema
  6. eveite
  7. evejar
  8. evejars
  9. EVEL
  10. Evel Knievel
  11. Eveland

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