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luddenite

luddenite noun: a monoclinic nickel green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

luddenite

  1. A monoclinic nickel green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of luddenite

From Ludden + -ite, after Raymond W. Ludden, chief geologist, Phelps-Dodge Corporation.

Questions about luddenite

What does luddenite mean?
Luddenite means a monoclinic nickel green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is luddenite?
Luddenite is a noun.

Words near luddenite in the dictionary

  1. Ludden
  2. Luddenden
  3. Luddenden Foot
  4. Luddendenfoot
  5. Luddenham
  6. luddenite
  7. Luddies
  8. Luddington
  9. Luddingtons
  10. Luddism
  11. luddite

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