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franzinite

franzinite noun: a trigonal-trapezohedral pearl white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

Noun

franzinite

  1. A trigonal-trapezohedral pearl white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

Origin of franzinite

After Marco Franzini, Italian mineralogist, + -ite.

Questions about franzinite

What does franzinite mean?
Franzinite means a trigonal-trapezohedral pearl white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.
What part of speech is franzinite?
Franzinite is a noun.

Words near franzinite in the dictionary

  1. Franzens
  2. Franzes
  3. Franzese
  4. Franzeses
  5. Franzetti
  6. franzinite
  7. Franzone
  8. Franzones
  9. franzy
  10. Français
  11. Française

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