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ranunculite

ranunculite noun: a monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.

Noun

ranunculite

  1. A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.

Origin of ranunculite

From Latin ranunculus (“buttercup”) + -ite for its golden yellow color.

Questions about ranunculite

What does ranunculite mean?
Ranunculite means a monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
What part of speech is ranunculite?
Ranunculite is a noun.

Words near ranunculite in the dictionary

  1. ranunculaceous
  2. ranunculi
  3. ranunculid
  4. ranunculids
  5. ranunculin
  6. ranunculite
  7. ranunculoid
  8. ranunculoids
  9. ranunculol
  10. ranunculus
  11. ranunculuses

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