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legrandite

legrandite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc.

legrandite: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc
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Noun

legrandite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc.

Origin of legrandite

From Legrand + -ite; named after Belgian mining engineer and mineral collector Louis C.A. Legrand (1861–1920), who collected the first specimen.

Questions about legrandite

What does legrandite mean?
Legrandite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc.
What part of speech is legrandite?
Legrandite is a noun.

Words near legrandite in the dictionary

  1. legpulls
  2. Legrad
  3. Legrand
  4. Legrande
  5. Legrandes
  6. legrandite
  7. Legrands
  8. Legree
  9. Legrees
  10. Legrix
  11. legroom

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