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schreibersite

schreibersite noun: a tetragonal iron nickel phosphide mineral most commonly found in meteorites.

Noun

schreibersite (countable and uncountable, plural schreibersites)

  1. A tetragonal iron nickel phosphide mineral most commonly found in meteorites.

Forms of schreibersite

pluralschreibersites

Origin of schreibersite

From Schreibers + -ite, after Austrian scientist Karl Franz Anton von Schreibers (1775-1852).

Questions about schreibersite

What does schreibersite mean?
Schreibersite means a tetragonal iron nickel phosphide mineral most commonly found in meteorites.
What part of speech is schreibersite?
Schreibersite is a noun.
What is the plural of schreibersite?
The plural of schreibersite is schreibersites.

Words near schreibersite in the dictionary

  1. Schreger
  2. Schreger line
  3. Schreger lines
  4. Schregers
  5. Schreiber
  6. schreibersite
  7. schreibersites
  8. Schreier
  9. Schreiers
  10. Schreifels
  11. Schreifelses

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