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ternesite

ternesite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.

Noun

ternesite

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

Origin of ternesite

? + -ite

Questions about ternesite

What does ternesite mean?
Ternesite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.
What part of speech is ternesite?
Ternesite is a noun.

Words near ternesite in the dictionary

  1. terneplate
  2. terneplates
  3. terneries
  4. ternery
  5. ternes
  6. ternesite
  7. Terneuzen
  8. Terni
  9. ternidazole
  10. ternion
  11. ternions

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