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laitakarite

laitakarite noun: a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral galena white mineral containing bismuth, selenium, and sulfur.

Noun

laitakarite

  1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral galena white mineral containing bismuth, selenium, and sulfur.

Origin of laitakarite

From Finnish laitakariitti, from the name of Aarne Laitakari (1890-1975), Finnish geologist. Compare -ite.

Questions about laitakarite

What does laitakarite mean?
Laitakarite means a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral galena white mineral containing bismuth, selenium, and sulfur.
What part of speech is laitakarite?
Laitakarite is a noun.

Words near laitakarite in the dictionary

  1. laissez-passers
  2. Laist
  3. Laisterdyke
  4. Laists
  5. lait
  6. laitakarite
  7. laitance
  8. laitances
  9. laitand
  10. laited
  11. laith

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