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orickite

orickite noun: a hexagonal brass yellow mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.

Noun

orickite

  1. A hexagonal brass yellow mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.

Origin of orickite

From Orick + -ite, after the census-designated place in California where this mineral was discovered.

Questions about orickite

What does orickite mean?
Orickite means a hexagonal brass yellow mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.
What part of speech is orickite?
Orickite is a noun.

Words near orickite in the dictionary

  1. orichalch
  2. orichalchum
  3. orichalcum
  4. orichas
  5. Orick
  6. orickite
  7. Oricks
  8. oricycle
  9. oricycles
  10. oridonin
  11. oriel

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