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plumbotsumite

plumbotsumite noun: an orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

plumbotsumite

  1. An orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of plumbotsumite

From Latin plumbum (“lead”), in the mineral's composition, and the locality, Tsumeb, Namibia, + -ite.

Questions about plumbotsumite

What does plumbotsumite mean?
Plumbotsumite means an orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is plumbotsumite?
Plumbotsumite is a noun.

Words near plumbotsumite in the dictionary

  1. plumbosolvent
  2. plumbostannite
  3. plumbotectonic
  4. plumbotectonics
  5. plumbotellurite
  6. plumbotsumite
  7. plumbous
  8. plumbs
  9. plumbum
  10. plumbum argentarium
  11. plumbylene

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