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oneillite

oneillite noun: a trigonal-pyramidal yellowish brown mineral containing calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

Noun

oneillite

  1. A trigonal-pyramidal yellowish brown mineral containing calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

Origin of oneillite

Named after Canadian geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada, John Johnston O'Neill (1886–1966), + -ite.

Questions about oneillite

What does oneillite mean?
Oneillite means a trigonal-pyramidal yellowish brown mineral containing calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.
What part of speech is oneillite?
Oneillite is a noun.

Words near oneillite in the dictionary

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  8. oneiric
  9. oneirically
  10. oneirism
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