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orschallite

orschallite noun: a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral colorless mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

Noun

orschallite

  1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral colorless mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

Origin of orschallite

Named after a man from Cologne named P. Orschall who discovered the mineral, + -ite.

Questions about orschallite

What does orschallite mean?
Orschallite means a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral colorless mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
What part of speech is orschallite?
Orschallite is a noun.

Words near orschallite in the dictionary

  1. ORSAs
  2. Orsat apparatus
  3. Orsay
  4. Orsburn
  5. Orsburns
  6. orschallite
  7. orse
  8. orsedew
  9. orsedue
  10. orseille
  11. orseilles

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