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nealite

nealite noun: a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, iron, lead, and oxygen.

Noun

nealite

  1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, iron, lead, and oxygen.

Origin of nealite

Named after American mineralogist Leo Neal Yedlin (1908–1977), + -ite.

Questions about nealite

What does nealite mean?
Nealite means a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, iron, lead, and oxygen.
What part of speech is nealite?
Nealite is a noun.

Words near nealite in the dictionary

  1. Neale
  2. nealed
  3. Nealey
  4. Nealeys
  5. nealing
  6. nealite
  7. neallotype
  8. nealogic
  9. nealogy
  10. Nealon
  11. Nealons

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