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samsonite

samsonite noun: a black, monoclinic silver manganese antimony sulfosalt mineral.

Noun

samsonite (uncountable)

  1. A black, monoclinic silver manganese antimony sulfosalt mineral.

Origin of samsonite

From Samson + -ite, after an occurrence in the Samson Vein of the Sankt Andreasberg silver mines, Harz Mountains, Germany.

Questions about samsonite

What does samsonite mean?
Samsonite means a black, monoclinic silver manganese antimony sulfosalt mineral.
What part of speech is samsonite?
Samsonite is a noun.

Words near samsonite in the dictionary

  1. samsonfish
  2. Samsonian
  3. Samsonic
  4. Samsonic suicide
  5. Samsonic suicides
  6. samsonite
  7. samsquanch
  8. samsquanches
  9. Samstagern
  10. samsu
  11. Samsui

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