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mascagnite

mascagnite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a native sulfate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts.

Noun

mascagnite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a native sulfate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts.
    Synonyms:
    mascagnin, mascagnine

Synonyms of mascagnite

  • mascagnin
  • mascagnine

Origin of mascagnite

From Italian Mascagni + -ite, named after the discoverer.

Questions about mascagnite

What does mascagnite mean?
Mascagnite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a native sulfate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts.
What part of speech is mascagnite?
Mascagnite is a noun.

Words near mascagnite in the dictionary

  1. Masbateños
  2. Masborough
  3. Masbrough
  4. masc
  5. masc.
  6. mascagnite
  7. mascally
  8. Mascapaicha
  9. mascara
  10. mascara'd
  11. mascarade

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