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fichtelite

fichtelite noun: a rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.

Noun

fichtelite (uncountable)

  1. A rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.

Origin of fichtelite

Named for type locality Fichtelgebirge (contracted) (in Germany)) + -ite.

Questions about fichtelite

What does fichtelite mean?
Fichtelite means a rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.
What part of speech is fichtelite?
Fichtelite is a noun.

Words near fichtelite in the dictionary

  1. Fichera
  2. Ficheras
  3. fiches
  4. Fichtean
  5. Fichteanism
  6. fichtelite
  7. Fichter
  8. Fichters
  9. Fichtner
  10. Fichtners
  11. fichu

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