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phosphophyllite

phosphophyllite noun: a rare bluish-green hydrated zinc phosphate mineral.

phosphophyllite: a rare bluish-green hydrated zinc phosphate mineral
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Noun

phosphophyllite (plural phosphophyllites)

  1. A rare bluish-green hydrated zinc phosphate mineral.

Forms of phosphophyllite

pluralphosphophyllites

Origin of phosphophyllite

From phospho- + phyllo- + -ite.

Questions about phosphophyllite

What does phosphophyllite mean?
Phosphophyllite means a rare bluish-green hydrated zinc phosphate mineral.
What part of speech is phosphophyllite?
Phosphophyllite is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphophyllite?
The plural of phosphophyllite is phosphophyllites.

Words near phosphophyllite in the dictionary

  1. phosphopeptidomannans
  2. phosphopeptidome
  3. phosphopeptidomes
  4. phosphopeptidomimetic
  5. phosphophorylated
  6. phosphophyllite
  7. phosphophyllites
  8. phosphoprofiling
  9. phosphoprotease
  10. phosphoproteases
  11. phosphoprotein

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