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leightonite

leightonite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.

Noun

leightonite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.

Origin of leightonite

? + -ite

Questions about leightonite

What does leightonite mean?
Leightonite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.
What part of speech is leightonite?
Leightonite is a noun.

Words near leightonite in the dictionary

  1. Leighton and Eaton Constantine
  2. Leighton Bromswold
  3. Leighton Buzzard
  4. Leighton Hill
  5. Leighton-Linslade
  6. leightonite
  7. Leights
  8. Leighty
  9. Leightys
  10. Leihe
  11. Leija

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