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oxyhornblende

oxyhornblende noun: a variety of hornblende in which most of the iron has been oxidized to the ferric state, Fe3+.

Noun

oxyhornblende (countable and uncountable, plural oxyhornblendes)

  1. A variety of hornblende in which most of the iron has been oxidized to the ferric state, Fe3+.

Forms of oxyhornblende

pluraloxyhornblendes

Questions about oxyhornblende

What does oxyhornblende mean?
Oxyhornblende means a variety of hornblende in which most of the iron has been oxidized to the ferric state, Fe3+.
What part of speech is oxyhornblende?
Oxyhornblende is a noun.
What is the plural of oxyhornblende?
The plural of oxyhornblende is oxyhornblendes.

Words near oxyhornblende in the dictionary

  1. oxyhemoglobins
  2. oxyhexact
  3. oxyhexacts
  4. oxyhexaster
  5. oxyhexasters
  6. oxyhornblende
  7. oxyhydrate
  8. oxyhydrates
  9. oxyhydrochlorination
  10. oxyhydrogen
  11. oxyhydrogen light

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