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raspite

raspite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and tungsten.

Noun

raspite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and tungsten.

Origin of raspite

Named after Mr. Charles Rasp (1846-1907), a German-Australian prospector and the discoverer of the Broken Hill deposit, where raspite was first found Rasp + -ite

Questions about raspite

What does raspite mean?
Raspite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and tungsten.
What part of speech is raspite?
Raspite is a noun.

Words near raspite in the dictionary

  1. raspingness
  2. raspings
  3. raspis
  4. raspises
  5. raspish
  6. raspite
  7. rasplike
  8. rasps
  9. Rasputin
  10. Rasputinesque
  11. Rasputinian

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