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mackayite

mackayite noun: a green or brown transparent mineral, formula Fe³⁺Te²O⁵(OH), found in Esmeralda County, Nevada.

Noun (1)

mackayite (plural mackayites)

  1. A green or brown transparent mineral, formula Fe³⁺Te²O⁵(OH), found in Esmeralda County, Nevada.

Noun (2) capitalized: Mackayite

Mackayite (plural Mackayites)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Mackay, Queensland, Australia.

Forms of mackayite

pluralmackayites
pluralMackayites

Origin of mackayite

John William Mackay (1831-1902), and -ite.

Questions about mackayite

What does mackayite mean?
Mackayite means a green or brown transparent mineral, formula Fe³⁺Te²O⁵(OH), found in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
What part of speech is mackayite?
Mackayite is a noun.
What is the plural of mackayite?
The plural of mackayite is mackayites.

Words near mackayite in the dictionary

  1. Mackalls
  2. mackaluck
  3. Mackauer
  4. Mackauers
  5. Mackay
  6. mackayite
  7. mackayites
  8. MacKayla
  9. MacKays
  10. macked
  11. macked out

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