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tetrahedrite

tetrahedrite noun: a complex ore of copper, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, zinc, silver and antimony.

tetrahedrite: a complex ore of copper, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, zinc, silver and antimony
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Noun

tetrahedrite (countable and uncountable, plural tetrahedrites)

  1. A complex ore of copper, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, zinc, silver and antimony.

Forms of tetrahedrite

pluraltetrahedrites

Origin of tetrahedrite

Named for its tetrahedral crystals in 1845.

Questions about tetrahedrite

What does tetrahedrite mean?
Tetrahedrite means a complex ore of copper, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, zinc, silver and antimony.
What part of speech is tetrahedrite?
Tetrahedrite is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrahedrite?
The plural of tetrahedrite is tetrahedrites.

Words near tetrahedrite in the dictionary

  1. tetrahedrally
  2. tetrahedrane
  3. tetrahedranes
  4. tetrahedric
  5. tetrahedrically
  6. tetrahedrite
  7. tetrahedrites
  8. tetrahedrization
  9. tetrahedrizations
  10. tetrahedron
  11. tetrahedrons

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