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nordite

nordite noun: a rare, light brown, orthorhombic zinc silicate mineral discovered in the Kola peninsula, Russia.

Noun

nordite

  1. A rare, light brown, orthorhombic zinc silicate mineral discovered in the Kola peninsula, Russia.

Origin of nordite

From Russian норд (nord) + -ite.

Questions about nordite

What does nordite mean?
Nordite means a rare, light brown, orthorhombic zinc silicate mineral discovered in the Kola peninsula, Russia.
What part of speech is nordite?
Nordite is a noun.

Words near nordite in the dictionary

  1. nordihydroguaiaretic acid
  2. Nordine
  3. Nordines
  4. nordinone
  5. Nordish
  6. nordite
  7. norditerpene
  8. norditerpenes
  9. norditerpenoid
  10. norditerpenoids
  11. nordivaricatic acid

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