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haapalaite

haapalaite noun: a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral bronze red mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.

Noun

haapalaite

  1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral bronze red mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.

Origin of haapalaite

Named after Finnish geologist Paavo Haapala (1906-2002), + -ite.

Questions about haapalaite

What does haapalaite mean?
Haapalaite means a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral bronze red mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.
What part of speech is haapalaite?
Haapalaite is a noun.

Words near haapalaite in the dictionary

  1. haanepoots
  2. haangi
  3. haangis
  4. Haans
  5. Haapala
  6. haapalaite
  7. Haapalas
  8. Haapamäki
  9. Haapsalu
  10. haar
  11. Haar space

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