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polybasite

polybasite noun: a black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.

polybasite: a black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic
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Noun

polybasite (countable and uncountable, plural polybasites)

  1. A black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.

Forms of polybasite

pluralpolybasites

Origin of polybasite

From poly- + base (as in "base metal") + -ite.

Questions about polybasite

What does polybasite mean?
Polybasite means a black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
What part of speech is polybasite?
Polybasite is a noun.
What is the plural of polybasite?
The plural of polybasite is polybasites.

Words near polybasite in the dictionary

  1. polybasal
  2. polybase
  3. polybases
  4. polybasic
  5. polybasicity
  6. polybasite
  7. polybasites
  8. polybead
  9. polybeads
  10. polybehenate
  11. polybenzimidazole

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