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hodgkinsonite

hodgkinsonite noun: a rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.

Noun

hodgkinsonite (uncountable)

  1. A rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.

Origin of hodgkinsonite

From Hodgkinson + -ite, after H. H. Hodgkinson, its discoverer.

Questions about hodgkinsonite

What does hodgkinsonite mean?
Hodgkinsonite means a rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.
What part of speech is hodgkinsonite?
Hodgkinsonite is a noun.

Words near hodgkinsonite in the dictionary

  1. Hodgkin's lymphomas
  2. Hodgkin's lymphomata
  3. Hodgkins
  4. hodgkinsine
  5. Hodgkinson
  6. hodgkinsonite
  7. Hodgkison
  8. Hodgkiss
  9. Hodgkisses
  10. Hodgkisson
  11. Hodgman

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