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lossenite

lossenite noun: a hydrated lead-iron sulpharsenate from the mines of Laurion in Attica.

Noun

lossenite (uncountable)

  1. A hydrated lead-iron sulpharsenate from the mines of Laurion in Attica.

Origin of lossenite

From German Lossen + -ite, after Karl August Lossen.

Questions about lossenite

What does lossenite mean?
Lossenite means a hydrated lead-iron sulpharsenate from the mines of Laurion in Attica.
What part of speech is lossenite?
Lossenite is a noun.

Words near lossenite in the dictionary

  1. losse
  2. Lossen rearrangement
  3. Lossen rearrangements
  4. lossenge
  5. lossenges
  6. lossenite
  7. Losser
  8. losses
  9. losses of consortium
  10. losses of face
  11. losses of life

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