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reynoldsite

reynoldsite noun: a triclinic mineral containing chromium, manganese, oxygen, and lead.

Noun

reynoldsite

  1. A triclinic mineral containing chromium, manganese, oxygen, and lead.

Origin of reynoldsite

Named in 2011 by Anthony R. Kampf, Stuart J. Mills, R. M. Housley, Robert S. Bottrill and Uwe Kolitsch in honour of Robert E. Reynolds (born 1943), former Curator of Earth Sciences at the San Bernardino County Museum. From Reynolds + -ite.

Questions about reynoldsite

What does reynoldsite mean?
Reynoldsite means a triclinic mineral containing chromium, manganese, oxygen, and lead.
What part of speech is reynoldsite?
Reynoldsite is a noun.

Words near reynoldsite in the dictionary

  1. Reynolds operators
  2. Reynolds syndrome
  3. Reynolds' pentad
  4. Reynoldses
  5. Reynoldsian
  6. reynoldsite
  7. Reynosa
  8. Reynosas
  9. Reynoso
  10. Reynosos
  11. reyns

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