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monheimite

monheimite noun: a ferroan variety of smithsonite.

Noun

monheimite (uncountable)

  1. A ferroan variety of smithsonite.

Origin of monheimite

From German Monheim + -ite. Named after German chemist Johann Peter Joseph Monheim (1786–1855).

Questions about monheimite

What does monheimite mean?
Monheimite means a ferroan variety of smithsonite.
What part of speech is monheimite?
Monheimite is a noun.

Words near monheimite in the dictionary

  1. Mongul
  2. Monguor
  3. Monguors
  4. Mongyamba
  5. Monhegan
  6. monheimite
  7. Monhollen
  8. Monhollens
  9. Moni
  10. Monia Gap
  11. MONIAC

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