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taranakite

taranakite noun: a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.

Noun

taranakite (countable and uncountable, plural taranakites)

  1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.

Forms of taranakite

pluraltaranakites

Origin of taranakite

Taranaki + -ite, from its original discovery on the Sugar Loaf Islands, off the coast of Taranaki, New Zealand.

Questions about taranakite

What does taranakite mean?
Taranakite means a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.
What part of speech is taranakite?
Taranakite is a noun.
What is the plural of taranakite?
The plural of taranakite is taranakites.

Words near taranakite in the dictionary

  1. taramosalata
  2. taran
  3. Tarana
  4. taranabant
  5. Taranaki
  6. taranakite
  7. Taranchi
  8. tarand
  9. tarands
  10. Tarangan
  11. Tarangnan

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