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sillenite

sillenite noun: a cubic mineral with the chemical formula Bi₁₂SiO₂₀, typically found in association with bismuthite.

Noun

sillenite (countable and uncountable, plural sillenites)

  1. A cubic mineral with the chemical formula Bi₁₂SiO₂₀, typically found in association with bismuthite.

Forms of sillenite

pluralsillenites

Origin of sillenite

From Swedish Sillén + -ite, named after the Swedish chemist Lars Gunnar Sillén.

Questions about sillenite

What does sillenite mean?
Sillenite means a cubic mineral with the chemical formula Bi₁₂SiO₂₀, typically found in association with bismuthite.
What part of speech is sillenite?
Sillenite is a noun.
What is the plural of sillenite?
The plural of sillenite is sillenites.

Words near sillenite in the dictionary

  1. Silleda
  2. silledar
  3. silledars
  4. Sillem's rosefinch
  5. Sillem's rosefinches
  6. sillenite
  7. sillenites
  8. Siller
  9. Sillers
  10. Sillery
  11. sillgreen

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