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keilite

keilite noun: an isometric-hexoctahedral gray mineral containing calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulfur, and zinc.

Noun

keilite

  1. An isometric-hexoctahedral gray mineral containing calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulfur, and zinc.

Origin of keilite

Named after German-American professor at University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Klaus Keil, + -ite.

Questions about keilite

What does keilite mean?
Keilite means an isometric-hexoctahedral gray mineral containing calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulfur, and zinc.
What part of speech is keilite?
Keilite is a noun.

Words near keilite in the dictionary

  1. keikogi
  2. keikogis
  3. Keila
  4. Keilah
  5. keilhauite
  6. keilite
  7. Keiller
  8. Keillor
  9. Keilman
  10. Keilmans
  11. Keilor

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