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schertelite

schertelite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Noun

schertelite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Origin of schertelite

Named after German professor of mineralogy Arnulf Schertel (1841–1902), + -ite.

Questions about schertelite

What does schertelite mean?
Schertelite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
What part of speech is schertelite?
Schertelite is a noun.

Words near schertelite in the dictionary

  1. Scherr
  2. Scherrer
  3. Scherrers
  4. Scherrs
  5. Schers
  6. schertelite
  7. Schertz
  8. Schertzes
  9. scherzandi
  10. scherzando
  11. scherzandos

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