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linnaeite

linnaeite noun: a cobalt sulfide mineral that forms a series with polydymite.

Noun

linnaeite (countable and uncountable, plural linnaeites)

  1. A cobalt sulfide mineral that forms a series with polydymite.

Forms of linnaeite

plurallinnaeites

Origin of linnaeite

Named in honour of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) + -ite.

Questions about linnaeite

What does linnaeite mean?
Linnaeite means a cobalt sulfide mineral that forms a series with polydymite.
What part of speech is linnaeite?
Linnaeite is a noun.
What is the plural of linnaeite?
The plural of linnaeite is linnaeites.

Words near linnaeite in the dictionary

  1. Linn County
  2. Linna
  3. Linnaean
  4. Linnaean nomenclature
  5. Linnaeanism
  6. linnaeite
  7. linnaeites
  8. Linnaeus
  9. Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
  10. Linnaeus's two-toed sloths
  11. linne

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