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mckelveyite

mckelveyite noun: a particular hydrated carbonate mineral.

Noun

mckelveyite (uncountable)

  1. A particular hydrated carbonate mineral.

Origin of mckelveyite

From McKelvey + -ite, after Vincent Ellis McKelvey (1916–1985), a former director of the United States Geological Survey.

Questions about mckelveyite

What does mckelveyite mean?
Mckelveyite means a particular hydrated carbonate mineral.
What part of speech is mckelveyite?
Mckelveyite is a noun.

Words near mckelveyite in the dictionary

  1. McKellers
  2. McKellips
  3. McKellipses
  4. McKells
  5. McKelvey
  6. mckelveyite
  7. McKelveys
  8. McKelvie
  9. McKelvies
  10. McKelvin
  11. McKelvins

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