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fettelite

fettelite noun: a monoclinic-sphenoidal grayish white mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, iron, lead, mercury, silver, sulfur, and thallium.

Noun

fettelite

  1. A monoclinic-sphenoidal grayish white mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, iron, lead, mercury, silver, sulfur, and thallium.

Origin of fettelite

Named after mineral collector M. Fettel, who observed the specimen in his collection, + -ite.

Questions about fettelite

What does fettelite mean?
Fettelite means a monoclinic-sphenoidal grayish white mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, iron, lead, mercury, silver, sulfur, and thallium.
What part of speech is fettelite?
Fettelite is a noun.

Words near fettelite in the dictionary

  1. Fetsches
  2. fetta
  3. fetta cheese
  4. fetta cheeses
  5. Fette
  6. fettelite
  7. fetter
  8. fetterbush
  9. fetterbushes
  10. fettered
  11. fetterer

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