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hercynite

hercynite noun: an isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, iron, and oxygen.

Noun

hercynite (countable and uncountable, plural hercynites)

  1. An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, iron, and oxygen.

Forms of hercynite

pluralhercynites

Origin of hercynite

-ite

Words formed from hercynite

Questions about hercynite

What does hercynite mean?
Hercynite means an isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, iron, and oxygen.
What part of speech is hercynite?
Hercynite is a noun.
What is the plural of hercynite?
The plural of hercynite is hercynites.

Words near hercynite in the dictionary

  1. Hercverse
  2. Hercynia
  3. Hercynian
  4. Hercynians
  5. hercynine
  6. hercynite
  7. hercynites
  8. hercynitic
  9. herd
  10. herd behaviour
  11. herd behaviours

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