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thiospinel

thiospinel noun: a type of sulfide mineral having the general formula AB₂X₄ where A is nominally a +2 metal, B is a +3 metal, and X is -2 sulfide or similar anion (selenide or telluride).

Noun

thiospinel (plural thiospinels)

  1. A type of sulfide mineral having the general formula AB₂X₄ where A is nominally a +2 metal, B is a +3 metal, and X is -2 sulfide or similar anion (selenide or telluride).

Forms of thiospinel

pluralthiospinels

Origin of thiospinel

thio- + spinel

Questions about thiospinel

What does thiospinel mean?
Thiospinel means a type of sulfide mineral having the general formula AB₂X₄ where A is nominally a +2 metal, B is a +3 metal, and X is -2 sulfide or similar anion (selenide or telluride).
What part of speech is thiospinel?
Thiospinel is a noun.
What is the plural of thiospinel?
The plural of thiospinel is thiospinels.

Words near thiospinel in the dictionary

  1. thiosemicarbazide
  2. thiosemicarbazides
  3. thiosemicarbazone
  4. thiosemicarbazones
  5. thiosinamine
  6. thiospinel
  7. thiospinels
  8. thiostatin
  9. thiostrepton
  10. thiostreptone
  11. thiosugar

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