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powellite

powellite noun: a tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen.

powellite: a tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen
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Noun (1)

powellite (countable and uncountable, plural powellites)

  1. A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen.

Noun (2) capitalized: Powellite

Powellite (plural Powellites)

  1. A supporter of Powellism.

Forms of powellite

pluralpowellites
pluralPowellites

Origin of powellite

Named after American geologist John Wesley Powell (1834–1902), + -ite.

From Powell + -ite.

Questions about powellite

What does powellite mean?
Powellite means a tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen.
What part of speech is powellite?
Powellite is a noun.
What is the plural of powellite?
The plural of powellite is powellites.

Words near powellite in the dictionary

  1. powellises
  2. powellising
  3. Powellism
  4. Powellist
  5. Powellists
  6. powellite
  7. powellites
  8. powellize
  9. powellized
  10. powellizes
  11. powellizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: powellite (page history and authors); Powellite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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