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nicholsonite

nicholsonite noun: a zinciferous variety of aragonite.

Noun

nicholsonite (uncountable)

  1. A zinciferous variety of aragonite.

Origin of nicholsonite

From Nicholson + -ite, after Samuel D. Nicholson.

Questions about nicholsonite

What does nicholsonite mean?
Nicholsonite means a zinciferous variety of aragonite.
What part of speech is nicholsonite?
Nicholsonite is a noun.

Words near nicholsonite in the dictionary

  1. Nicholls Rivulet
  2. Nicholl–Lee–Nicholl algorithm
  3. Nichols
  4. Nichols Point
  5. Nicholson
  6. nicholsonite
  7. Nicholtown
  8. nichonage
  9. nichrome
  10. nichromite
  11. Nichter

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