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pimelite

pimelite noun: a hexagonal mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

pimelite (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A hexagonal mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of pimelite

From Ancient Greek πιμελή (pimelḗ, “fat”) for being a mineral with a greasy appearance, + -ite.

Questions about pimelite

What does pimelite mean?
Pimelite means a hexagonal mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is pimelite?
Pimelite is a noun.

Words near pimelite in the dictionary

  1. pimelautide
  2. pimelic
  3. pimelic acid
  4. pimelidate
  5. pimelimidate
  6. pimelite
  7. pimelodid
  8. pimelodids
  9. pimelosis
  10. pimeloyl
  11. piment

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