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holdenite

holdenite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.

Noun

holdenite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.

Origin of holdenite

From Holden + -ite after Albert Fairchild Holden (1866-1913), a mining engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Questions about holdenite

What does holdenite mean?
Holdenite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
What part of speech is holdenite?
Holdenite is a noun.

Words near holdenite in the dictionary

  1. Holdemans
  2. holden
  3. holden a candle
  4. holden one's horses
  5. Holdenby
  6. holdenite
  7. Holdens
  8. Holdenville
  9. holder
  10. holder-forth
  11. holder-on

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