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kingite

kingite noun: a triclinic-pinacoidal white mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Noun (1)

kingite

  1. A triclinic-pinacoidal white mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Noun (2)

kingite (plural kingites)

  1. (historical) A supporter of the Māori King Movement of the 1850s, which sought to establish a monarch-like role to protect indigenous interests.

Forms of kingite

pluralkingites

Origin of kingite

King + -ite. Named after Australian geologist D. King (1926–1990) of the South Australia Department of Mines

From king + -ite.

Questions about kingite

What does kingite mean?
Kingite means a triclinic-pinacoidal white mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
What part of speech is kingite?
Kingite is a noun.
What is the plural of kingite?
The plural of kingite is kingites.

Words near kingite in the dictionary

  1. kinging
  2. kingis
  3. kingish
  4. kingiside
  5. Kingitanga
  6. kingite
  7. kingites
  8. kingklip
  9. kingklips
  10. Kinglake
  11. Kinglake Central

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