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jeffersonite

jeffersonite noun: a zinc-containing variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown.

Noun

jeffersonite (uncountable)

  1. A zinc-containing variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown.

Origin of jeffersonite

From Jefferson + -ite, after Thomas Jefferson.

Questions about jeffersonite

What does jeffersonite mean?
Jeffersonite means a zinc-containing variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown.
What part of speech is jeffersonite?
Jeffersonite is a noun.

Words near jeffersonite in the dictionary

  1. jeffersonia
  2. Jeffersonian
  3. Jeffersonianism
  4. Jeffersonians
  5. jeffersonias
  6. jeffersonite
  7. Jeffersons
  8. Jeffersontown
  9. Jeffersonville
  10. Jeffery
  11. Jefferys

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