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hemihedrite

hemihedrite noun: a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing chromium, fluorine, lead, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.

hemihedrite: a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing chromium, fluorine, lead, oxygen, silicon, and zinc
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Noun

hemihedrite

  1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing chromium, fluorine, lead, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.

Origin of hemihedrite

By surface analysis, hemihedral + -ite.

Questions about hemihedrite

What does hemihedrite mean?
Hemihedrite means a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing chromium, fluorine, lead, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
What part of speech is hemihedrite?
Hemihedrite is a noun.

Words near hemihedrite in the dictionary

  1. hemihedral
  2. hemihedrally
  3. hemihedric
  4. hemihedrism
  5. hemihedrisms
  6. hemihedrite
  7. hemihedron
  8. hemihedrons
  9. hemihedry
  10. hemihelical
  11. hemihelices

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