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messelite

messelite noun: a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Noun

messelite

  1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Origin of messelite

Named for type locality Messel (Germany) + -ite.

Questions about messelite

What does messelite mean?
Messelite means a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
What part of speech is messelite?
Messelite is a noun.

Words near messelite in the dictionary

  1. messed up
  2. messed with
  3. messed-up
  4. messed-upness
  5. messeigneurs
  6. messelite
  7. Messene
  8. messenger
  9. messenger bag
  10. messenger bags
  11. messenger of death

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