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nierite

nierite noun: a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing four nitrogen and three silicon.

Noun

nierite (uncountable)

  1. (mineral) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing four nitrogen and three silicon.
    Synonyms:
    silicon nitride

Synonyms of nierite

Origin of nierite

From Nier + -ite. Named for Alfred Otto Carl Nier, the American physicist who pioneered mass spectrometry, and used it to isolate Uranium-235.

Questions about nierite

What does nierite mean?
Nierite means a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing four nitrogen and three silicon.
What part of speech is nierite?
Nierite is a noun.

Words near nierite in the dictionary

  1. niephling
  2. niephlings
  3. Nier
  4. nierembergia
  5. nierembergias
  6. nierite
  7. Nierman
  8. Niermans
  9. Niersteiner
  10. Niersteiners
  11. NIEs

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