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lorettoite

lorettoite noun: a particular lead oxychloride mineral.

Noun

lorettoite (uncountable)

  1. A particular lead oxychloride mineral.

Origin of lorettoite

Loretto + -ite, as it was found in Loretto, Tennessee.

Questions about lorettoite

What does lorettoite mean?
Lorettoite means a particular lead oxychloride mineral.
What part of speech is lorettoite?
Lorettoite is a noun.

Words near lorettoite in the dictionary

  1. lorette
  2. lorettes
  3. Lorettine
  4. Lorettines
  5. Loretto
  6. lorettoite
  7. Lorettos
  8. Lorey
  9. Loreys
  10. Lorge
  11. Lorges

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