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hetaerolite

hetaerolite noun: a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and zinc.

Noun

hetaerolite

  1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and zinc.

Origin of hetaerolite

From hetaero- + -lite, from Ancient Greek ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because it was always found in its type locality alongside chalcophanite.

Words formed from hetaerolite

Questions about hetaerolite

What does hetaerolite mean?
Hetaerolite means a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
What part of speech is hetaerolite?
Hetaerolite is a noun.

Words near hetaerolite in the dictionary

  1. hetaeric
  2. hetaerism
  3. hetaerist
  4. hetaerists
  5. hetaerocracy
  6. hetaerolite
  7. hetaira
  8. hetairai
  9. hetairas
  10. hetaireia
  11. hetaireiai

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