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kamacite

kamacite noun: a meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel.

kamacite: a meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel
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Noun

kamacite (plural kamacites)

  1. A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel

Forms of kamacite

pluralkamacites

Origin of kamacite

From Ancient Greek κάμαξ (kámax, “vine-pole”) + -ite.

Words formed from kamacite

Questions about kamacite

What does kamacite mean?
Kamacite means a meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel.
What part of speech is kamacite?
Kamacite is a noun.
What is the plural of kamacite?
The plural of kamacite is kamacites.

Words near kamacite in the dictionary

  1. kamaboko
  2. kamabokos
  3. kamachile
  4. kamachiles
  5. kamachili
  6. kamacite
  7. kamacites
  8. kamacitic
  9. Kamadeva
  10. Kamadhenu
  11. Kamadhoo

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