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mckinstryite

mckinstryite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal light grayish white mineral containing copper, silver, and sulfur.

Noun

mckinstryite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal light grayish white mineral containing copper, silver, and sulfur.

Origin of mckinstryite

From McKinstry + -ite, after US geologist Hugh McKinstry.

Questions about mckinstryite

What does mckinstryite mean?
Mckinstryite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal light grayish white mineral containing copper, silver, and sulfur.
What part of speech is mckinstryite?
Mckinstryite is a noun.

Words near mckinstryite in the dictionary

  1. McKinney
  2. McKinnie
  3. McKinnies
  4. McKinnon
  5. McKinstry
  6. mckinstryite
  7. McKinstrys
  8. McKinzie
  9. McKinzies
  10. McKissack
  11. McKissacks

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