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merwinite

merwinite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

merwinite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of merwinite

After Herbert Eugene Merwin, American mineralogist, + -ite.

Questions about merwinite

What does merwinite mean?
Merwinite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is merwinite?
Merwinite is a noun.

Words near merwinite in the dictionary

  1. MERVs
  2. Mervyn
  3. Merwan
  4. merwife
  5. Merwin
  6. merwinite
  7. merwitch
  8. merwitches
  9. merwives
  10. merwolf
  11. merwolves

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