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laurite

US/ˈlɔɹ.aɪt/

laurite noun: a rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon, with the chemical formula RuS₂.

Noun

laurite (countable and uncountable, plural laurites)

  1. A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon, with the chemical formula RuS₂.

Forms of laurite

plurallaurites

Origin of laurite

After Laura R. Joy, wife of American chemist C. A. Joy. Named in 1866.

Questions about laurite

What does laurite mean?
Laurite means a rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon, with the chemical formula RuS₂.
What part of speech is laurite?
Laurite is a noun.
How do you pronounce laurite?
Laurite is pronounced /ˈlɔɹ.aɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of laurite?
The plural of laurite is laurites.

Words near laurite in the dictionary

  1. Laurissa
  2. Lauristen
  3. lauristinus
  4. lauristinuses
  5. Lauriston
  6. laurite
  7. Lauritsen
  8. Lauritsen electroscope
  9. Lauritsen electroscopes
  10. Lauritsens
  11. Lauritson

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