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ransomite

ransomite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.

Noun

ransomite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.

Origin of ransomite

Named after Frederick Leslie Ransome (1868 - 1935), American Professor of mining geology Ransome + -ite

Questions about ransomite

What does ransomite mean?
Ransomite means a monoclinic-prismatic blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.
What part of speech is ransomite?
Ransomite is a noun.

Words near ransomite in the dictionary

  1. ransomer
  2. ransomers
  3. Ransomes
  4. ransometh
  5. ransoming
  6. ransomite
  7. ransomless
  8. ransoms
  9. ransomware
  10. ransomwares
  11. Ranson

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