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orcelite

orcelite noun: a hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal orange white mineral containing arsenic and nickel.

Noun

orcelite

  1. A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal orange white mineral containing arsenic and nickel.

Origin of orcelite

Named after French professor of mineralogy Jean Orcel (1896–1978), curator of Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, + -ite.

Questions about orcelite

What does orcelite mean?
Orcelite means a hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal orange white mineral containing arsenic and nickel.
What part of speech is orcelite?
Orcelite is a noun.

Words near orcelite in the dictionary

  1. orcas
  2. Orcban
  3. orcein
  4. orceins
  5. Orcel
  6. orcelite
  7. orcess
  8. orcesses
  9. orch
  10. orch dork
  11. orch dorks

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