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tephroite

tephroite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

tephroite (countable and uncountable, plural tephroites)

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Forms of tephroite

pluraltephroites

Origin of tephroite

From tephro- + -ite.

Questions about tephroite

What does tephroite mean?
Tephroite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is tephroite?
Tephroite is a noun.
What is the plural of tephroite?
The plural of tephroite is tephroites.

Words near tephroite in the dictionary

  1. tephrochronology
  2. tephrochronometry
  3. tephrocorrelation
  4. tephroid
  5. tephroids
  6. tephroite
  7. tephroites
  8. tephrological
  9. tephrology
  10. tephromancy
  11. tephromyelitis

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