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pavonite

pavonite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur.

Noun

pavonite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur.

Origin of pavonite

From oblique stem of Latin pāvō, pāvōnis (“peacock, peafowl”) + -ite, as it was described by Canadian scientist Martin Peacock.

Questions about pavonite

What does pavonite mean?
Pavonite means a monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur.
What part of speech is pavonite?
Pavonite is a noun.

Words near pavonite in the dictionary

  1. pavonian
  2. pavonias
  3. pavonine
  4. pavoninin
  5. pavoninins
  6. pavonite
  7. pavonne
  8. pavonnes
  9. pavons
  10. pavs
  11. Pavuk

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