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richetite

richetite noun: a triclinic black mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.

Noun

richetite

  1. A triclinic black mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.

Origin of richetite

Named after Emile Richet (1884-1938), Chief Geologist at Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga Richet + -ite

Questions about richetite

What does richetite mean?
Richetite means a triclinic black mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.
What part of speech is richetite?
Richetite is a noun.

Words near richetite in the dictionary

  1. Richeson
  2. Richesons
  3. richesse
  4. richesses
  5. richest
  6. richetite
  7. Richey
  8. Richeys
  9. Richfield
  10. Richgrove
  11. Richian

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