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helvite

helvite noun: a yellowish mineral consisting chiefly of silica, beryllium, manganese, iron, and sulfur. Its chemical formula is Mn₄Be₃(SiO₄)₃S.

Noun

helvite

  1. A yellowish mineral consisting chiefly of silica, beryllium, manganese, iron, and sulfur. Its chemical formula is Mn₄Be₃(SiO₄)₃S.
    Synonyms:
    helvine

Synonyms of helvite

Origin of helvite

From Latin helvus (“of a light bay color”) + -ite.

Questions about helvite

What does helvite mean?
Helvite means a yellowish mineral consisting chiefly of silica, beryllium, manganese, iron, and sulfur. Its chemical formula is Mn₄Be₃(SiO₄)₃S.
What part of speech is helvite?
Helvite is a noun.

Words near helvite in the dictionary

  1. Helvidians
  2. Helvie
  3. Helvies
  4. helvine
  5. helving
  6. helvite
  7. Helvoetsluys
  8. helvolic acid
  9. Helvétius
  10. Helwan
  11. Helwig

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