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kegelite

kegelite noun: a monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.

Noun

kegelite

  1. A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.

Origin of kegelite

Named after German director of mining operations at the Tsumeb Mine, Friedrich Wilhelm Kegel (1874–1948) + -ite.

Questions about kegelite

What does kegelite mean?
Kegelite means a monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.
What part of speech is kegelite?
Kegelite is a noun.

Words near kegelite in the dictionary

  1. kegel balls
  2. kegeled
  3. kegeler
  4. kegelers
  5. kegeling
  6. kegelite
  7. kegelkarst
  8. kegelkarsts
  9. kegels
  10. kegerator
  11. kegerators

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