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hendersonite

hendersonite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.

Noun

hendersonite (uncountable)

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.

Origin of hendersonite

From Henderson + -ite, after Dr. Edward Porter Henderson.

Questions about hendersonite

What does hendersonite mean?
Hendersonite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.
What part of speech is hendersonite?
Hendersonite is a noun.

Words near hendersonite in the dictionary

  1. Henderson
  2. Henderson County
  3. Henderson-Hasselbalch equation
  4. Henderson-Hasselbalch equations
  5. Hendersonian
  6. hendersonite
  7. Hendersons
  8. Hendersonville
  9. Hendha
  10. hendiadic
  11. hendiadys

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