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ferropericlase

ferropericlase noun: any of a class of minerals, mixed oxides of magnesium and iron, that are abundant in the earth's lower mantle (second only to perovskite).

Noun

ferropericlase (plural ferropericlases)

  1. Any of a class of minerals, mixed oxides of magnesium and iron, that are abundant in the earth's lower mantle (second only to perovskite)

Forms of ferropericlase

pluralferropericlases

Origin of ferropericlase

From ferro- + periclase.

Questions about ferropericlase

What does ferropericlase mean?
Ferropericlase means any of a class of minerals, mixed oxides of magnesium and iron, that are abundant in the earth's lower mantle (second only to perovskite).
What part of speech is ferropericlase?
Ferropericlase is a noun.
What is the plural of ferropericlase?
The plural of ferropericlase is ferropericlases.

Words near ferropericlase in the dictionary

  1. ferronnières
  2. ferropaper
  3. ferropargasite
  4. ferroparticle
  5. ferroparticles
  6. ferropericlase
  7. ferropericlases
  8. ferrophosphorus
  9. ferropicotite
  10. ferropnictide
  11. ferropnictides

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