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holfertite

holfertite noun: a trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, titanium, and uranium.

holfertite: a trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, titanium, and...
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Noun

holfertite

  1. A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, titanium, and uranium.

Origin of holfertite

From Holfert + -ite, after John Holfert, the Utah resident who identified it.

Questions about holfertite

What does holfertite mean?
Holfertite means a trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, titanium, and uranium.
What part of speech is holfertite?
Holfertite is a noun.

Words near holfertite in the dictionary

  1. Holeya
  2. Holeyar
  3. Holeyars
  4. Holeyas
  5. holeyness
  6. holfertite
  7. Holford
  8. Holfords
  9. Holgate
  10. Holguin
  11. Holguins

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