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rickardite

rickardite noun: an orthorhombic mineral containing copper and tellurium.

Noun

rickardite

  1. An orthorhombic mineral containing copper and tellurium.

Origin of rickardite

Named after Thomas Arthur Rickard (1864-1953), mining engineer and Editor of the Engineering and Mining Journal. Rickard + -ite

Questions about rickardite

What does rickardite mean?
Rickardite means an orthorhombic mineral containing copper and tellurium.
What part of speech is rickardite?
Rickardite is a noun.

Words near rickardite in the dictionary

  1. rick-rolls
  2. Rickabaugh
  3. Rickabaughs
  4. Rickaby
  5. Rickard
  6. rickardite
  7. Rickards
  8. rickburner
  9. rickburners
  10. Ricke
  11. ricked

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