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humboldtine

humboldtine noun: a rare monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.

Noun

humboldtine

  1. A rare monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.

Origin of humboldtine

Named after German polymath Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), Humboldt + -ine.

Questions about humboldtine

What does humboldtine mean?
Humboldtine means a rare monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
What part of speech is humboldtine?
Humboldtine is a noun.

Words near humboldtine in the dictionary

  1. Humboldt's flying squirrel
  2. Humboldt's flying squirrels
  3. Humboldt's lily
  4. Humboldtian
  5. humboldtilite
  6. humboldtine
  7. humboldtite
  8. humboltilite
  9. humbow
  10. humbows
  11. humbrella

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