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gersdorffite

gersdorffite noun: an isometric nickel arsenic sulfide mineral.

Noun

gersdorffite (usually uncountable, plural gersdorffites)

  1. (usually) An isometric nickel arsenic sulfide mineral.

Forms of gersdorffite

pluralgersdorffites

Origin of gersdorffite

From Gersdorff + -ite, after Johann von Gersdorff (1781–1849), owner of the nickel mine at Schladming, Austria (the type locality).

Questions about gersdorffite

What does gersdorffite mean?
Gersdorffite means an isometric nickel arsenic sulfide mineral.
What part of speech is gersdorffite?
Gersdorffite is a noun.
What is the plural of gersdorffite?
The plural of gersdorffite is gersdorffites.

Words near gersdorffite in the dictionary

  1. gers
  2. Gersch
  3. Gerschenkron effect
  4. Gerschenkron effects
  5. Gersches
  6. gersdorffite
  7. gersdorffites
  8. gersh
  9. gershayim
  10. Gershenfeld
  11. Gershengorn

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