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philipsburgite

philipsburgite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic emerald green mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.

Noun

philipsburgite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic emerald green mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.

Origin of philipsburgite

From Philipsburg + -ite, after Philipsburg, Montana.

Questions about philipsburgite

What does philipsburgite mean?
Philipsburgite means a monoclinic-prismatic emerald green mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.
What part of speech is philipsburgite?
Philipsburgite is a noun.

Words near philipsburgite in the dictionary

  1. Philipps
  2. philips
  3. Philips Park
  4. philipsbornite
  5. Philipsburg
  6. philipsburgite
  7. Philipson
  8. Philipstown
  9. Philis
  10. Philistia
  11. Philistian

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