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rathite

rathite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic lead gray mineral containing arsenic, lead, silver, sulfur, and thallium.

Noun

rathite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic lead gray mineral containing arsenic, lead, silver, sulfur, and thallium.

Origin of rathite

Named after Gerhard vom Rath (1830-1888), Professor of Mineralogy, Bonn, Germany Rath + -ite

Questions about rathite

What does rathite mean?
Rathite means a monoclinic-prismatic lead gray mineral containing arsenic, lead, silver, sulfur, and thallium.
What part of speech is rathite?
Rathite is a noun.

Words near rathite in the dictionary

  1. rathers
  2. Rathes
  3. rathest
  4. Rathgeber
  5. Rathgebers
  6. rathite
  7. Rathje
  8. Rathjen
  9. Rathjens
  10. Rathjes
  11. Rathke

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