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mcgillite

mcgillite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

mcgillite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of mcgillite

Named in honor of McGill University (in Montreal, Canada) + -ite.

Questions about mcgillite

What does mcgillite mean?
Mcgillite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is mcgillite?
Mcgillite is a noun.

Words near mcgillite in the dictionary

  1. McGillicuddys
  2. McGilligan
  3. McGilligans
  4. McGillis
  5. McGillises
  6. mcgillite
  7. McGillivray
  8. McGillivray syndrome
  9. McGillivrays
  10. McGilvary
  11. McGilvery

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