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holdawayite

holdawayite noun: a manganese hydroxyl-carbonate mineral.

Noun

holdawayite (plural holdawayites)

  1. A manganese hydroxyl-carbonate mineral.

Forms of holdawayite

pluralholdawayites

Origin of holdawayite

From Holdaway + -ite, after the American petrologist Michael Jon Holdaway (1936–2025).

Questions about holdawayite

What does holdawayite mean?
Holdawayite means a manganese hydroxyl-carbonate mineral.
What part of speech is holdawayite?
Holdawayite is a noun.
What is the plural of holdawayite?
The plural of holdawayite is holdawayites.

Words near holdawayite in the dictionary

  1. holdall
  2. holdalls
  3. holdase
  4. holdases
  5. Holdaway
  6. holdawayite
  7. holdawayites
  8. Holdaways
  9. holdback
  10. holdbacks
  11. holddown

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