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melanothallite

melanothallite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, and oxygen.

Noun

melanothallite (uncountable)

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, and oxygen.

Origin of melanothallite

From Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”) and θαλλός (thallós, “young/green twig”), because when the mineral is exposed, it turns from black to green.

Questions about melanothallite

What does melanothallite mean?
Melanothallite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, and oxygen.
What part of speech is melanothallite?
Melanothallite is a noun.

Words near melanothallite in the dictionary

  1. melanostatins
  2. melanostibite
  3. melanotaeniid
  4. melanotaeniids
  5. melanotekite
  6. melanothallite
  7. melanotic
  8. melanotically
  9. melanotransferrin
  10. melanotrope
  11. melanotropes

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