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forbesite

forbesite noun: a hydrated arsenate of nickel and cobalt found in the Atacama desert.

Noun

forbesite (uncountable)

  1. A hydrated arsenate of nickel and cobalt found in the Atacama desert

Questions about forbesite

What does forbesite mean?
Forbesite means a hydrated arsenate of nickel and cobalt found in the Atacama desert.
What part of speech is forbesite?
Forbesite is a noun.

Words near forbesite in the dictionary

  1. Forbes River
  2. Forbes-Albright syndrome
  3. Forbesdale
  4. forbeside
  5. forbesione
  6. forbesite
  7. Forbestown
  8. forbid
  9. forbiddable
  10. forbiddal
  11. forbiddals

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