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feroxyhyte

feroxyhyte noun: a hexagonal oxide/hydroxide of iron that occurs in manganese-iron nodules on the Pacific Ocean floor, reverting to goethite on exposure to surface conditions.

Noun

feroxyhyte (countable and uncountable, plural feroxyhytes)

  1. A hexagonal oxide/hydroxide of iron that occurs in manganese-iron nodules on the Pacific Ocean floor, reverting to goethite on exposure to surface conditions.

Forms of feroxyhyte

pluralferoxyhytes

Questions about feroxyhyte

What does feroxyhyte mean?
Feroxyhyte means a hexagonal oxide/hydroxide of iron that occurs in manganese-iron nodules on the Pacific Ocean floor, reverting to goethite on exposure to surface conditions.
What part of speech is feroxyhyte?
Feroxyhyte is a noun.
What is the plural of feroxyhyte?
The plural of feroxyhyte is feroxyhytes.

Words near feroxyhyte in the dictionary

  1. ferosh
  2. feroshes
  3. ferous
  4. feroxidase
  5. feroxyhite
  6. feroxyhyte
  7. feroxyhytes
  8. Ferozepore
  9. Ferozepur
  10. Ferozeshah
  11. Ferozeshuhur

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