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franciscanite

franciscanite noun: a brownish-red trigonal mineral containing manganese and vanadium found in California.

Noun

franciscanite

  1. A brownish-red trigonal mineral containing manganese and vanadium found in California.

Origin of franciscanite

From Franciscan + -ite named after the Franciscan Complex geological formation near San Francisco California.

Questions about franciscanite

What does franciscanite mean?
Franciscanite means a brownish-red trigonal mineral containing manganese and vanadium found in California.
What part of speech is franciscanite?
Franciscanite is a noun.

Words near franciscanite in the dictionary

  1. francisca
  2. Franciscan
  3. franciscana
  4. franciscanas
  5. Franciscanism
  6. franciscanite
  7. Franciscanness
  8. Franciscans
  9. franciscas
  10. Francisco
  11. Francisco de Orellana

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