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icosahedrite

icosahedrite noun: a mineral, Al₆₃Cu₂₄Fe₁₃, that represents the only known natural occurrence of quasicrystals.

Noun

icosahedrite (uncountable)

  1. A mineral, Al₆₃Cu₂₄Fe₁₃, that represents the only known natural occurrence of quasicrystals.

Origin of icosahedrite

From icosahedron + -ite.

Questions about icosahedrite

What does icosahedrite mean?
Icosahedrite means a mineral, Al₆₃Cu₂₄Fe₁₃, that represents the only known natural occurrence of quasicrystals.
What part of speech is icosahedrite?
Icosahedrite is a noun.

Words near icosahedrite in the dictionary

  1. icosahedral
  2. icosahedrality
  3. icosahedrally
  4. icosahedric
  5. icosahedrical
  6. icosahedrite
  7. icosahedron
  8. icosahedronic
  9. icosahedrons
  10. icosandrian
  11. icosandrous

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