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lanarkite

lanarkite noun: a mineral form of lead sulfate with the chemical formula Pb₂(SO₄)O, an oxidation product of galena, whose acicular monoclinic prismatic crystals are white or light green.

Noun

lanarkite (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A mineral form of lead sulfate with the chemical formula Pb₂(SO₄)O, an oxidation product of galena, whose acicular monoclinic prismatic crystals are white or light green.

Origin of lanarkite

From Lanarkshire (“the place where it was discovered”) + -ite.

Questions about lanarkite

What does lanarkite mean?
Lanarkite means a mineral form of lead sulfate with the chemical formula Pb₂(SO₄)O, an oxidation product of galena, whose acicular monoclinic prismatic crystals are white or light green.
What part of speech is lanarkite?
Lanarkite is a noun.

Words near lanarkite in the dictionary

  1. Lanare
  2. lanaries
  3. Lanark
  4. Lanark County
  5. Lanark Highlands
  6. lanarkite
  7. Lanarkshire
  8. Lanarkshire disease
  9. lanary
  10. Lanas
  11. LaNasa

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