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rinneite

rinneite noun: an evaporite, consisting of mixed potassium, sodium and ferrous chloride, K₃NaFe²⁺Cl₆.

Noun

rinneite (uncountable)

  1. An evaporite, consisting of mixed potassium, sodium and ferrous chloride, K₃NaFe²⁺Cl₆.

Origin of rinneite

Named after German crystallographer and petrographer Friedrich Wilhelm Berthold Rinne (1863-1933) in 1909.

Questions about rinneite

What does rinneite mean?
Rinneite means an evaporite, consisting of mixed potassium, sodium and ferrous chloride, K₃NaFe²⁺Cl₆.
What part of speech is rinneite?
Rinneite is a noun.

Words near rinneite in the dictionary

  1. rinmanite
  2. Rinmann's green
  3. Rinn
  4. Rinne
  5. Rinne test
  6. rinneite
  7. Rinnemann's green
  8. rinnenkarren
  9. rinner
  10. rinners
  11. Rinnes

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