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phenakite

phenakite noun: a trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

phenakite (countable and uncountable, plural phenakites)

  1. A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.

Forms of phenakite

pluralphenakites

Origin of phenakite

Ancient Greek φέναξ (phénax, a deceiver) (because of its resemblance to quartz). + -ite

Questions about phenakite

What does phenakite mean?
Phenakite means a trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is phenakite?
Phenakite is a noun.
What is the plural of phenakite?
The plural of phenakite is phenakites.

Words near phenakite in the dictionary

  1. phenakistiscopes
  2. phenakistiscopic
  3. phenakistoscope
  4. phenakistoscopes
  5. phenakistoscopic
  6. phenakite
  7. phenakites
  8. phenalene
  9. phenalenes
  10. phenalenone
  11. phenalenones

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