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hotsonite

hotsonite noun: a mineral containing aluminum, sulfur, oxygen, phosphorus and hydrogen originally found in South Africa.

hotsonite: a mineral containing aluminum, sulfur, oxygen, phosphorus and hydrogen originally found in South...
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Noun

hotsonite (uncountable)

  1. A mineral containing aluminum, sulfur, oxygen, phosphorus and hydrogen originally found in South Africa.

Origin of hotsonite

From Hotson + -ite, after the locality it was found in.

Questions about hotsonite

What does hotsonite mean?
Hotsonite means a mineral containing aluminum, sulfur, oxygen, phosphorus and hydrogen originally found in South Africa.
What part of speech is hotsonite?
Hotsonite is a noun.

Words near hotsonite in the dictionary

  1. hotshots
  2. hotshotted
  3. hotshotting
  4. hotsilog
  5. hotski
  6. hotsonite
  7. hotspot
  8. hotspots
  9. hotspring
  10. hotsprings
  11. hotspur

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