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maxwellite

maxwellite noun: a monoclinic dark red mineral containing arsenic, fluorine, iron, oxygen, and sodium.

Noun

maxwellite

  1. A monoclinic dark red mineral containing arsenic, fluorine, iron, oxygen, and sodium.

Origin of maxwellite

Named after American geologist Charles Henry Maxwell (1923–) (who studied the mineral's type locality) + -ite.

Questions about maxwellite

What does maxwellite mean?
Maxwellite means a monoclinic dark red mineral containing arsenic, fluorine, iron, oxygen, and sodium.
What part of speech is maxwellite?
Maxwellite is a noun.

Words near maxwellite in the dictionary

  1. Maxwell-Wien bridge
  2. Maxwell-Wien bridges
  3. Maxwellian
  4. Maxwellians
  5. Maxwellisation
  6. maxwellite
  7. Maxwellization
  8. maxwells
  9. Maxwelltown
  10. maxx
  11. maxxed

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