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impsonite

impsonite noun: a black carbonaceous substance, believed to be derived from a fluid bitumen which polymerized after filling a vein.

Noun

impsonite (countable and uncountable, plural impsonites)

  1. A black carbonaceous substance, believed to be derived from a fluid bitumen which polymerized after filling a vein.

Forms of impsonite

pluralimpsonites

Origin of impsonite

From Impson + -ite, after a sample from the Impson Valley (later reclassified as grahamite); coined by George Homans Eldridge in 1901.

Questions about impsonite

What does impsonite mean?
Impsonite means a black carbonaceous substance, believed to be derived from a fluid bitumen which polymerized after filling a vein.
What part of speech is impsonite?
Impsonite is a noun.
What is the plural of impsonite?
The plural of impsonite is impsonites.

Words near impsonite in the dictionary

  1. imps
  2. imps.
  3. impship
  4. impships
  5. Impson
  6. impsonite
  7. impsonites
  8. Impsons
  9. impuberal
  10. impuberate
  11. impuberty

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