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leuchtenbergite

leuchtenbergite noun: a variety of clinochlore that contains little or no iron.

Noun

leuchtenbergite (countable and uncountable, plural leuchtenbergites)

  1. A variety of clinochlore that contains little or no iron.

Forms of leuchtenbergite

pluralleuchtenbergites

Origin of leuchtenbergite

From German Leuchtenbergit, equal to Leuchtenberg + -ite. Named after Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg (1817–1852).

Questions about leuchtenbergite

What does leuchtenbergite mean?
Leuchtenbergite means a variety of clinochlore that contains little or no iron.
What part of speech is leuchtenbergite?
Leuchtenbergite is a noun.
What is the plural of leuchtenbergite?
The plural of leuchtenbergite is leuchtenbergites.

Words near leuchtenbergite in the dictionary

  1. leucenol
  2. leuchaemia
  3. Leuchars
  4. leuchemia
  5. leuchemias
  6. leuchtenbergite
  7. leuchtenbergites
  8. leuchæmia
  9. leucic acid
  10. leucin
  11. leucinal

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