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retgersite

retgersite noun: a tetragonal-trapezohedral dark green mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.

Noun

retgersite

  1. A tetragonal-trapezohedral dark green mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.

Origin of retgersite

Named after Jan Willem Retgers (1856-1896), Dutch crystallographer. Retgers + -ite

Questions about retgersite

What does retgersite mean?
Retgersite means a tetragonal-trapezohedral dark green mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.
What part of speech is retgersite?
Retgersite is a noun.

Words near retgersite in the dictionary

  1. retexturize
  2. retexturized
  3. retexturizes
  4. retexturizing
  5. Retford
  6. retgersite
  7. rethank
  8. rethanked
  9. rethanking
  10. rethanks
  11. rethatch

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