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schwertmannite

schwertmannite noun: an opaque tetragonal iron-oxyhydroxysulfate mineral.

schwertmannite: an opaque tetragonal iron-oxyhydroxysulfate mineral
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Noun

schwertmannite (usually uncountable, plural schwertmannites)

  1. (usually) An opaque tetragonal iron-oxyhydroxysulfate mineral.

Forms of schwertmannite

pluralschwertmannites

Origin of schwertmannite

From Schwertmann + -ite, after Udo Schwertmann (1927–2016), German soil scientist.

Questions about schwertmannite

What does schwertmannite mean?
Schwertmannite means an opaque tetragonal iron-oxyhydroxysulfate mineral.
What part of speech is schwertmannite?
Schwertmannite is a noun.
What is the plural of schwertmannite?
The plural of schwertmannite is schwertmannites.

Words near schwertmannite in the dictionary

  1. Schwerpunkte
  2. schwerpunkts
  3. Schwers
  4. Schwertfeger
  5. Schwertfegers
  6. schwertmannite
  7. schwertmannites
  8. schwi
  9. Schwider
  10. Schwieder
  11. Schwieger

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