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howieite

howieite noun: a triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Noun

howieite (countable and uncountable, plural howieites)

  1. A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Forms of howieite

pluralhowieites

Origin of howieite

From Howie + -ite, in honour of the British mineralogist Robert Howie.

Questions about howieite

What does howieite mean?
Howieite means a triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
What part of speech is howieite?
Howieite is a noun.
What is the plural of howieite?
The plural of howieite is howieites.

Words near howieite in the dictionary

  1. Howick
  2. Howick Cross
  3. Howie
  4. Howie scream
  5. Howie screams
  6. howieite
  7. howieites
  8. Howieson
  9. Howington
  10. Howingtons
  11. Howison

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