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swaknoite

swaknoite noun: an orthorhombic white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Noun

swaknoite

  1. An orthorhombic white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Origin of swaknoite

From SWAKNO (acronym of Suid Wes Africa Karst Navorsing Organisasie (Afrikaans for "South West Africa Karst Exploration Organisation"), a caving association in Namibia) + -ite.

Questions about swaknoite

What does swaknoite mean?
Swaknoite means an orthorhombic white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
What part of speech is swaknoite?
Swaknoite is a noun.

Words near swaknoite in the dictionary

  1. swaip
  2. swaiped
  3. swaiping
  4. swaips
  5. SWAK
  6. swaknoite
  7. Swakop
  8. Swakopmund
  9. swale
  10. swaled
  11. Swaledale

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