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galaxite

galaxite noun: a brownish-red spinel mineral found in carbonate-rich metamorphosed manganese ore deposits.

Noun

galaxite (usually uncountable, plural galaxites)

  1. (usually) A brownish-red spinel mineral found in carbonate-rich metamorphosed manganese ore deposits.

Forms of galaxite

pluralgalaxites

Origin of galaxite

From Galax + -ite after the town of Galax, Virginia, USA.

Questions about galaxite

What does galaxite mean?
Galaxite means a brownish-red spinel mineral found in carbonate-rich metamorphosed manganese ore deposits.
What part of speech is galaxite?
Galaxite is a noun.
What is the plural of galaxite?
The plural of galaxite is galaxites.

Words near galaxite in the dictionary

  1. galaxies
  2. galaxiid
  3. galaxiids
  4. galaxin
  5. galaxins
  6. galaxite
  7. galaxites
  8. galaxolide
  9. galaxy
  10. galaxy brain
  11. galaxy cluster

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